Media reports state that he alleges that he pitched an idea for a TV series called Rock and Roland to Disney in 2001. The story revolved around a junior high school student who lived a secret double life as a rock star. In his suit he says that Disney passed on the concept.

Hannah Montana is about a girl who goes to school by day, and under cover of an alias, rocks the music world by night. It debuted on Disney last year. The series has made a star of Miley Cyrus, who handles Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana duties, created a Dancing with the Stars-worthy celebrity for country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who plays his real-life daughter's TV father, and launched two hit soundtracks.