Disney money

As if all the lawsuits on The Price is Right weren't enough, Millionaire also spawned a legal spat. The show's Brit production company Celador sued Disney for not sharing enough profits, or not being nice enough, or just for having too much money.

A while back Celador won a $320 million verdict against Mickey Mouse's kingdom. Naturally, Disney's lawyers appealed because they had nothing better to do. As noted in a faux tweet, the U.S. 9th Circuit has tossed the appeal, so the Mouse Bunch may have to pay up.

Or they may not have to pay up. These corporate legal wrangles go on forever. This suit has been percolating since 2004, for instance. The Disney folks keep a tight hand on their money and who knows what the next legal twist or turn might be.

There's money in successful game shows. And where there's money, there's lawyers. And where there's lawyers, there's...well, you get the idea. Just another lawsuit in our litigious little genre.