Disney has won a lawsuit filed against the successful adventure movie Moana which claims the story was stolen. Released in 2016, and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements - from a screenplay by Jared Bush - Moana tells the story of the strong-willed daughter of an island chief, chosen by the ocean to reunite the goddess Te Fiti with a mystical relic. Moana’s cast included newcomer Auli’i Cravalho, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Jermaine Clement, and Alan Tudyk. The movie was a box office success, grossing $687.2 million worldwide, and spawned a sequel, Moana 2.

Per reports in AP News, Disney has won a lawsuit that was filed against the company, claiming that the story for Moana was stolen from a script called Bucky the Surfer Boy, by writer and animator Buck Woodall. A jury determined that Disney had no access to Woodall’s script or ideas, after claims he...