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A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against Disney by a white housekeeping manager who said he was discriminated against because of his race, gender and his use of the Family Medical Leave Act. Michael Smith filed the lawsuit in 2013 when he was a housekeeping manager at Coronado Springs Resort. Smith said … Disney settles discrimination lawsuit with former employee

Eileen Hightower, of Orange County, was in federal court earlier this week on a charge of credit card fraud. Hightower has been accused of being part of a fraud ring that sold hundreds of thousands of dollars of Disney theme park tickets. She and three other people were investigated by federal agents, who say the … Woman charged as part of fraud ring selling Disney theme park tickets

Walt Disney Japan had to apologize earlier this week after sending out a tweet on the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki saying “congratulations on a not special day”. The tweet was originally sent out in English, saying “A very merry unbirthday to you! ألعاب لربح المال ” as a nod to … Disney apologizes to Japan over tweet mistake

The Walt Disney Co. has released their financial report for the third quarter of the fiscal year. Theme park revenue was up 5.1 percent to $4.1 billion. Year-to-date earnings were up 6.3 percent to $11.8 billion. Operating income came in at $922 million, which is an increase of 9 percent from the previous year. Quarterly … Disney releases 2015 third quarter financial report