“Amid a climate of escalating retaliation against Disney by the Florida government, Disney sought de-escalation, including through several attempts to spark a productive dialogue with the DeSantis Administration. These efforts were unsuccessful” Disney says in its lawsuit filed Thursday in the Orange County Circuit Court.

Disney is alleging that DeSantis, a Republican, wrongfully removed members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board that Disney had selected, according to the suit. In doing so, DeSantis violated a contract the state board had with the company. Disney is arguing for $50,000 as well as a new board.

[Disney hardly sought de-escalation. They used the last gasps of the last Reedy Creek board to get a ludicrously perpetual grant of quasi-sovereignty. The state responded by changing the law to invalidate it, which is part of another court fight. — Ed]