Winnie the Pooh Ruling Wallops DisneyIn a major setback to the Walt Disney Co. in the long-running Winnie the Pooh royalties case, a California appellate court Wednesday let stand potentially devastating jury instructions. Disney appealed an August 2001 order by L.A. Superior Court Judge Ernest Hiroshige imposing sanctions because it destroyed documents, including a filed marked "Pooh-legal problems." Hiroshige's order stated that a jury could be told as a fact that Disney willfully suppressed evidence. He also ruled deceased Disney employee Vincent Jefferds said the Slesinger family -- the plaintiffs -- would be paid royalties on video cassettes. Finally, the...