Caitlin is alleging that Nickelodeon lawyer acted like Swiper the Fox and then denied her a legal map.
Her lawyers allege that the network “took advantage of a hard-working teenage girl” and “charges that Caitlin and her parents were pressured into signing an unconscionable contract with convoluted, vague and undefined terms that allowed producers of the Nickelodeon hit to exploit her.” They are asking for millions of uncompensated earnings for “merchandising, re-runs, promotional work and recordings.”
These are very difficult claims to establish. One interesting allegation is that Sanchez and her parents were “pressured to sign within a half-hour of first seeing” the contract. If true, that is a very poor practice for any network lawyer and could now sustain this complaint beyond motions to dismiss.
In fairness to the network, it insists that Caitlin (who has been told she will no longer be the voice of the character) was “extensively negotiated through her agent.” I do not see any mention of an attorney for Caitlin and the question is why they are not suing the agent for negligence if this is true.
The turning point could be the deposition of Boots, who is known to be a disgruntled monkey. The Fiesta Trio are known as company men.
Source: CNN