The Walt Disney Company
12 distinct federal employment cases from public court records (2000–2024)
6 trusted published court opinions across 5 distinct cases · 1 docket-only case without a recorded end date
What public court records show
Public federal court records list The Walt Disney Company as an employer in 12 distinct federal employment cases between 2000 and 2024.
Of the 6 trusted published opinions analyzed, the most common outcomes were: 4 ended in a ruling for the employer, 1 was dismissed, and 1 was sent back to a lower court.
The most common claims on record were Discrimination, Retaliation, and Breach Of Contract.
Cases were filed across 3 states, most often in NY.
These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.
Written decisions across 5 distinct cases.
Jurisdictions represented in the analyzed opinions.
About this employer
The Walt Disney Company appears in 6 trusted published federal employment opinions. Recent written decisions on record:
Dobney v. The Walt Disney Company (2024) — Defendant Win. An employee filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company claiming discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and unfair working conditions. The employee also alleged they were underpaid and forced to quit due to the hostile treatment they experienced. Read the ruling.
Jimmy Sharp v. The Walt Disney Company (2023) — Remanded. Jimmy Sharp filed a lawsuit against Disney claiming he was fired in retaliation for speaking up about workplace concerns. He also alleged that Disney interfered with his ability to earn money. Disney wanted the case moved from state court to federal court, arguing that federal labor laws should handle the dispute. Read the ruling.
Abadi v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.et al (2022) — Dismissed. An employee filed a lawsuit against Disney and others, claiming discrimination and that Disney failed to provide necessary workplace accommodations for a disability or other protected condition. Read the ruling.
The published opinions primarily involve Discrimination (2 of 6), Retaliation (2 of 6), Breach of Contract (2 of 6). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Discrimination, Retaliation and Breach of Contract.
Published opinions span New York (4), Florida (1), California (1). New York is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. New York rulings, Florida rulings and California rulings.
Opinion Outcomes
Opinion Stages
6 analyzed opinions have a classified procedural stage.
Of the 1 summary-judgment opinions, 1 ended the case in The Walt Disney Company’s favor and 0 let the worker’s claims continue.
What do these stages mean?
- Summary judgment
- A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
- Motion to dismiss
- An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.
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Claim Types
What these numbers mean
A case is one lawsuit, identified by its court and docket number. The docket is the running court record for that same case — it is not an extra case.
A published opinion or ruling is a written court decision. One case can produce several opinions, so opinion counts and case counts answer different questions. Only trusted, reportable opinions are used in the outcome statistics on this page.
Docket entries are the individual filings inside a case — motions, orders, scheduling notices. We read them to confirm a case is real and to see where it got to, but an entry is never counted as a case or as an outcome. A single case can generate hundreds of entries.
Far fewer opinions than cases is normal. Many employment cases settle privately or close without a published opinion. No opinion here does not mean the worker lost; it means this public record does not show a reportable result.
Everything on this page comes from public federal court records. Where we are not confident a record is accurate, we leave it out rather than guess.
Federal court cases
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.