A board appointed by Ron DeSantis has voted to settle a lawsuit with Walt Disney Co., effectively ending an almost year-long legal battle between the Florida Governor and one of the state’s biggest employers.
The board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the municipal authority that governs Disney parks in Florida, unanimously accepted a settlement offer made by the company in a meeting Wednesday. Disney had sued DeSantis and the board in April last year, igniting a legal battle that has played out in a series of courts.
The agreement was struck in a state-level dispute between the parties. In a separate federal lawsuit, a district judge dismissed Disney’s case against DeSantis, but the company appealed. The entertainment giant has agreed to pause action on the federal lawsuit, but not drop it entirely.
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By Felipe Marques and Madlin Mekelburg
March 27, 2024