Kevin Costner - Kevin Costner To Go To Trial With Stephen Baldwin Over Lawsuit
08 June 2011
Kevin Costner To Go To Trial With Stephen Baldwin Over Lawsuit
Kevin Costner has been forced to go to trial over a multi-million dollar lawsuit which accuses him of duping Stephen Baldwin into giving up his shares in a pioneering oil-cleaning technology.
The Usual Suspects star sued Costner in December (10), claiming he should have benefited from Costner's success after he introduced an oil-filtration device to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year (10).
Baldwin alleged he was a 10 per cent partner in the invention, but claims the movie star and his partners persuaded him to sell his shares in the company. He is now demanding more than $4 million (£2.7 million) from the actor.
Costner filed to dismiss the legal action in February (11), but on Wednesday (08Jun11), a U.S. district judge in New Orleans, Louisiana rejected the request, ruling the case should be fought out in a non-jury trial, according to Bloomberg.
A trial date has been set for May (12).
Contactmusic
| Comment on this article |
More Kevin Costner News
|
Russell Crowe predicts Henry Cavill will be Super star |
|
Hailee Steinfeld to star in For The Dogs |
|
Sean Combs to star in Draft Day |
|
Kevin Costner To Play Football Boss In Star-studded Sports Movie |
Kevin Costner Related Articles
|
The Company Men Movie Review |
|
The Bodyguard (1992) Movie Review |
|
|
Swing Vote Movie Review |
|
Mr. Brooks Movie Review |
Brad Pitt Recalls Drug Damaged Life Before Meeting Angelina 
![Fruitvale Station Stuns Sundance and Cannes, Next Stop The Oscars? [Trailer]](http://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/octavia-spencer-michael-b-jordan-melonie-diaz-cff-_3666599.jpg "Fruitvale Station Stuns Sundance and Cannes, Next Stop The Oscars? [Trailer]")
![Taylor Swift's Disgusted Reaction To Gomez-Bieber Reunion Is Hilarious [Video]](http://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/taylor-swift-2013-billboard-music-awards-at_3674304.jpg "Taylor Swift's Disgusted Reaction To Gomez-Bieber Reunion Is Hilarious [Video]")
Comments