By Lori Weisberg / San Diego Union-Tribune / Nov. 1, 2024
SeaWorld, which continues to insist that it doesn’t owe millions of dollars in back rent to the city of San Diego, filed a motion in federal court this week demanding that a judge decide in its favor now, instead of waiting for a trial next summer.
At issue is a lawsuit filed last year by the city alleging that the Mission Bay theme park violated its lease by failing to pay more than $12 million in rent and fees during the height of the pandemic when it and many other California theme parks were forced to shut down. SeaWorld, in turn, filed a countersuit contending that the city’s forced closure was a violation of its lease and it, therefore, owes nothing to the city.
SeaWorld made a similar argument in a motion it filed Tuesday seeking a summary judgment of its case, a legal move that allows a party to ask for a ruling in its favor based on its contention that the facts of the case are undisputed and therefore no trial is needed.
By Lori Weisberg / San Diego Union-Tribune / Nov. 1, 2024
SeaWorld, which continues to insist that it doesn’t owe millions of dollars in back rent to the city of San Diego, filed a motion in federal court this week demanding that a judge decide in its favor now, instead of waiting for a trial next summer.
At issue is a lawsuit filed last year by the city alleging that the Mission Bay theme park violated its lease by failing to pay more than $12 million in rent and fees during the height of the pandemic when it and many other California theme parks were forced to shut down. SeaWorld, in turn, filed a countersuit contending that the city’s forced closure was a violation of its lease and it, therefore, owes nothing to the city.
SeaWorld made a similar argument in a motion it filed Tuesday seeking a summary judgment of its case, a legal move that allows a party to ask for a ruling in its favor based on its contention that the facts of the case are undisputed and therefore no trial is needed.