In a motion filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the new owners of Hard Rock Park say the former CEO has no right to ask for money to cover "intellectual property."
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FPI MB, LLC bought the bankrupt park last month, and owners say they hope to re-open the year-old theme park by Memorial Day weekend.
In the motion, FPI states that former CEO Steven Goodwin sent an e-mail saying the park could not re-open without "compensation" to a creative team.
According to the motion, the Goodwin e-mail read, in part: "I find it inconceivable that you can consider opening the park in 2009" without first securing an agreement for the "creative content" of the attractions, park layout, and even the buildings on the property.
FPI countered in the suit that Goodwin's claims "threaten the very existence" of the new park, "not to mention its expedited re-opening."
FPI then asked the court, in its motion, to declare the new ownership free and clear of any "encumberance," because the owners feel Goodwin and others "waived all rights" to such compensation when they did not object to the sale of the property to the new owners.
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