October 19, 2004 12:51 PM PDT

Disney's $200 million Ovitz trial streams online

By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News

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Hollywood's latest trial of the century, starring Mickey Mouse and the Tinseltown power broker who briefly helped run the Disney empire, will find a home on the Web on Wednesday.

Disney shareholders are suing the company's board and Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner, saying that a $140 million severance package for Michael Ovitz, the superstar agent who briefly served as Eisner's deputy, was financially irresponsible.

Interest is running predictably high in the case, which promises juicy details and a clash of colossal egos and could be deeply influential on future boards of directors. That means the tiny courtroom in Delaware's Chancery court can barely hold the attorneys for both sides, much less other interested parties.

To remedy the problem, the court is turning to the Web.

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