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Anschutz wins 'Sahara' case -- for now


May 16, 2007 Author Clive Cussler failed to deal fairly with Phillip Anschutz's Crusader Entertainment over the production of "Sahara," a Los Angeles jury ruled Tuesday in ordering Cussler to pay $5 million in damages. After eight days of deliberations in the highly publicized trial, the jury unanimously awarded Crusader $2.5 million for past economic damages and $2.5 million for future economic damages. The jury found that Crusader honored its deal with Cussler but that Cussler "unfairly" interfered with the contract and harmed the film's boxoffice performance.

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