ST. LOUIS - A Nevada man sued a Missouri documentary and video production company in St. Louis federal court for allegedly botching his documentary production, according to documents filed March 3.
Plaintiff William Randall McDonnell is described in the suit as "a member of an esteemed American aviation family" and holds several patents for inventions in aircraft and rocket technology.
McDonnell is also a political reform and "solutions to pandemics" advocate, according to the suit.
The plaintiff hired defendant Solstice Productions LLC for a documentary he wanted produced that included interviews with members of the Reader's Digest 100 Most Trusted Americans list.
McDonnell says that Solstice CEO Amanda Aschinger told him that the documentary and the interviews were possible; McDonnell then paid Solstice $78,015 for the documentary's production, the suit says.
The defendant did not secure interviews with any of the people discussed with McDonnell, despite alleged promises to do so. The plaintiff also complains that the defendant did not use McDonnell's desired tone about political reform in the documentary in an effort to not make the film "too controversial" for Amazon's streaming service.
McDonnell sued Solstice for fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of contract and unjust enrichment, seeking damages exceeding $75,000. The plaintiff is represented by the Bach Law Firm, LLC of Las Vegas.