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Kasowitz Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against James Cameron and Major Hollywood Studios Over 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

On Dec. 15, 2025, Kasowitz LLP filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging unauthorized use of Ryder’s ideas in Avatar: The Way of Water against Cameron and Disney subsidiaries.
As alleged in the complaint, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc. worked with Eric Ryder in the late 1990s and early 2000s to develop KRZ, then cancelled the project and failed to acquire his rights before using its elements in Avatar: The Way of Water.
Kasowitz's filing includes side‑by‑side charts linking Mr. Ryder's original material to Avatar: The Way of Water, alleging similarities in settings, plot, and imagery.
Mr. Ryder seeks compensatory damages in excess of $500 million, punitive damages, and injunctive relief prohibiting exploitation of Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ash due December 19, 2025.
With a sequel due later this week, the complaint highlights whether Mr. Ryder's ideas have been incorporated, renewing a long-running dispute involving Lightstorm and James Cameron in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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Kasowitz Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against James Cameron and Major Hollywood Studios Over 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kasowitz filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of former 3-D animator and independent

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