U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges denied a request by "Disney affiliates" on Monday to appeal an earlier order that shot down their motion for a new trial in a case with creators of "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire," according to Reuters.

Creators of the ABC television competition, Celador International Inc., won $319 million in an award against the network, Buena Vista Television and Valleycrest Production (called "the Disney affiliates" in the ruling) back in 2010. The three-judge panel on Monday denied Disney's request for a new trial in the matter and also upheld the damage award from the verdict announced two years ago. The 2010 verdict given by a federal jury will stand unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes.

A Disney representative told Reuters in a statement that the company is "extremely disappointed with the decision" to deny their request for a new trial, and that ABC and its affiliated company "continue to believe that they fully adhered to the 'Millionaire' agreement."

Celador filed a lawsuit in 2004 arguing that Disney and its affiliates mentioned above breached its 1998 agreement for the rights to "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" and additionally that Disney's affiliates did not include half of ABC's profits in Celador's compensation. In other words, Celador claimed it was prevented from banking millions in additional revenues that were withheld from them by Disney.

In 2010, Celador received a little over $269 million from Disney for a breach in license agreement and then got another $50 million after a judge awarding them with interest charges.

"What the court of appeal did today validates what a careful and thoughtful trial judge and a quite attentive jury did two years ago," Celador litigator Roman Silberfied said on Monday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "We're pleased for the client."