IMAX Lawsuit
Feinstein had signed an agreement with IMAX in 2003 to name the firm's IMAX theater at the Providence Place Mall in his honor. In exchange for a total of $1.4 million paid over five years, the theater would offer 50,000 free tickets to students participating in Feinstein's community service programs, offer discounted admission to students who have performed good deeds and donate a portion of these ticket sales to the Rhode Island Hunger Fund. The agreement was extended in 2005 with the stipulation that the naming rights would become permanent if all conditions were met. After the theater was purchased by National Amusements in January 2008, Feinstein's name was removed and the community programs were suspended. Feinstein filed suit against IMAX and National Amusements, but National Amusements asserts that its deal to purchase the theater included the furniture and equipment, but no other obligations.
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