Disney tells court of early Ovitz tensions
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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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Michael S. Ovitz found himself on the defensive late Wednesday about his continuing relationship with the talent agency he had left for Disney.
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Directors at Walt Disney nominated Michael Ovitz to serve on its board for three years at a 1996 meeting just weeks before forcing him out of his job as president, Ovitz told a Delaware court yesterday.
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Each day in a Delaware courtroom, the inner workings of the old Walt Disney Co. are on display. A shareholder lawsuit over the eye-popping severance received by former president Michael S. Ovitz
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Walt Disney Co.'s chief executive Michael Eisner on Wednesday was confronted with notes in which he called Michael Ovitz "dangerous" and "a caged animal" as he desperately tried to fire his one-time friend from the entertainment giant.
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Walt Disney&#39;s board of directors went on trial this week on shareholder accusations that it merely rubber-stamped a decision to hire Michael Ovitz and allowed him to walk away
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Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner had been on the witness stand for about half an hour on Monday when the subject of former Disney president Michael S. Ovitz finally came up.
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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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GEORGETOWN, Del. - Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner discussed the possibility of hiring Michael Ovitz as president with two directors and a major shareholder as early as May 1995 - almost five months before
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Former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz insisted Tuesday that he worked tirelessly to better the company but frequently ran into resistance from CEO Michael Eisner and a handful of senior executives who refused to report to him.
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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 former director at Walt Disney testified that the president, Michael Ovitz, was fired because his management style differed sharply from the chief executive's.
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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's president.
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GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s chief  executive Michael Eisner on Wednesday was confronted with notes  in which Michael Ovitz was called "dangerous" and "a caged  animal" as he desperately tried to fire his one-time friend  from the entertainment giant.
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The trial of a lawsuit by Walt Disney Co. shareholders who accuse the board of directors of rubberstamping a deal to hire Michael Ovitz in 1995 and then giving him &#36;140 million in severance pay will open on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on standards for corporate responsibility.
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A shareholder lawsuit over the &#36;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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The compensation package granted to former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz was &quot;unreasonable&quot; and not in the interest of the entertainment giant&#39;s shareholders, a compensation expert testified Monday in a shareholder lawsuit.