LOS ANGELES (AP) The family that owns the U.S. marketing rights to Winnie the Pooh will appeal a judge's dismissal of its long-running royalties dispute with The Walt Disney Co., an attorney for the family said Monday.

``We do think that the judge's ruling was incorrect,'' said attorney Steven Sherr.

In March, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charles McCoy threw out the case brought by Stephen Slesinger Inc., ruling the company illegally obtained confidential documents from Disney offices and trash.

The judge dismissed the 13-year-old lawsuit with prejudice, meaning the company cannot sue again on the claim that Disney owed millions of dollars in royalties for Pooh movies released on DVD.

The Slesinger family had asked McCoy to recuse himself and order a new hearing, saying a Disney legal consultant on the case is a member of the judge's old law firm.

An Orange County Superior Court judge, however, said in July the claim had no merit.