![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The legal battle began nearly seven years ago when Cussler sued Crusader, claiming breach of contract because the studio didn’t give him final say on the script. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Susan Bryant-Deason on Tuesday directed Bristol Bay Productions to pay the action/adventure author $22.5 million, representing a return of attorneys’ fees and legal costs that another judge assessed against him.Ĭussler, 79, paid the money to Bristol Bay Productions, owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz, after the author lost a breach of contract lawsuit against the studio, then known as Crusader Entertainment, regarding the film based on his novel. LOS ANGELES – Adventure writer Clive Cussler won a round in court with a studio that produced the 2005 flop “Sahara” when a judge said he is entitled to a return of millions of dollars in fees he had paid as part of a bitter lawsuit. ![]()
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