Mark J. Mintz of Mintz Truppman sued Celebrity Cruises Inc. on behalf of Poet Theatricals Marine, which alleged its costumes and equipment had been returned in poor condition and its images and videos had been used without permission. Courtesy photo.
A team of South Florida lawyers emerged from a rare private bench trial with a $6 million verdict against Celebrity Cruises Inc., accused of breaching its contract with a live entertainment company by returning equipment and costumes in poor condition, and using its photos, videos and concepts for performances after their partnership expired.
Mark J. Mintz and Cheryl Riess of Mintz Truppman in North Miami teamed with Craig Greene of Kramer Green Zuckerman Greene & Buchsbaum in Hollywood to represent Poet Theatricals Marine LLC and three affiliated companies, which Celebrity tasked with handling Las Vegas-style Cirque du Soleil shows on a new group of five ships labeled the Solstice class in 2007.
