Ovitz Tells Court He Tried to Get a Position at Sony
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In testimony on Friday, Michael S. Ovitz, the former president of the Walt Disney Company, described an aborted attempt to join the Sony Corporation and was questioned
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In the trial of former Walt Disney Co. President Michael Ovitz, the plaintiff&#39;s lawyer accused the company&#39;s former official of leaking rumors to the press accusing NBC West Coast chief Don Ohlmeyer of sexually
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A Walt Disney Co. director testified Tuesday that he believed Disney chief executive Michael Eisner had the authority to fire Michael Ovitz as the entertainment giant&#39;s president.
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Walt Disney Co. could have fired Michael Ovitz as president without paying him $140 million in severance, a law professor testified Thursday in the trial of an investor lawsuit seeking return of the money.
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A shareholder lawsuit over the $140  million severance the Walt Disney Co. paid Michael Ovitz neared  its close on Friday, after months of testimony about one of the  ugliest chapters in Disney's history.
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Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.'s former president, defended his $140 million severance package Wednesday, saying he asked the entertainment giant for a "guarantee" in his contract when he left the talent agency he founded.
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Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.&#39;s former president, Monday said that protecting himself financially against an early termination from the entertainment giant was an important point during his contract negotiations.
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GEORGETOWN, Del., Oct. 28 -- Plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit over former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz's $140 million severance package attempted Thursday to portray Ovitz as a dishonest bumbler who botched the hiring of a major television executive and pushed the release of a movie that angered the Chinese government, damaging Disney's business prospects in the country.
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Michael Ovitz staunchly defended his efforts as president of the Walt Disney Co. on Thursday in between biting exchanges with the attorney representing shareholders in a $140 million lawsuit.
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Georgetown, Delaware, October 21: A lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co over a 140 million-dollar payout to former President Michael Ovitz started here, seven years after shareholders brought the action.
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Roy Disney yesterday told a courtroom that he had sensed Michael Ovitz was not performing well as Walt Disney president within weeks of the Hollywood power broker joining the company in late 1995.
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GEORGETOWN, Del. -- Lawyers Friday challenged an account of allegedly excessive spending by former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz on dinners, magazines, a home screening room and a $2 million office renovation.
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Oct-28-2004 - A shareholder suit brought about by outrage over the severance package paid to former President Michael Ovitz is unveiling some deep dissention in the House of Mouse, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Tuesday described a year in which his main job was to control Michael Ovitz, the company's   president who aggravated other staff, became depressed and finally refused to leave the company.
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware corporate law judge Wednesday heard a plea from attorneys for former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz that asks to remove Ovitz from the list of defendants in a shareholder
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Michael Ovitz initially wanted a signing bonus of $50 million to join Walt Disney Co. as its president in 1995, a compensation expert who advised Disney during negotiations with Ovitz testified Tuesday.
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Walt Disney Co.&#39;s directors nominated Michael Ovitz to serve on its board for another three years at a meeting just weeks before forcing him out of his job as