The ongoing battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company has just gone nuclear, with Disney filing paperwork in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida that sues the Governor. The company cites a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” for the lawsuit, which is the crescendo to an increasingly hostile tenor between Disney and DeSantis.
“For more than half a century, Disney has made an immeasurable impact on Florida and its economy, establishing Central Florida as a top global tourist destination and attracting tens of millions of visitors to the state each year,” the complaint begins.