Clive Cussler, author of the Dirk Pitt adventure novels (first brought to the screen in the legendary 1980 bomb Raise the Titanic, which largely killed the British film industry as a player), sued Crusader Entertainment in 2004, basically because he was displeased with the second whack at bringing Pitt to the screen, in the person of Matthew “The Magic” McConaughey in Sahara.
The contract between Cussler and Crusader called for an award of legal fees if either side breached. With Cussler having been so found (Crusader countersued on superate grounds, and won) , he’s now on the hook for $13.9 million in legal fees, added to the five million Crusader was awarded following their countersuit .
