Things Start to ‘Cool Down’ for Vanessa Hudgens!

Things are falling into place for Vanessa Hudgens.
Just a day after her status in the upcoming High School Musical feature film was officially confirmed comes word that the teen has settled a lawsuit filed against her by her former attorney.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Attorney Brian L. Schall sued Hudgens in September for breach of contract and unjust enrichment, claiming he helped the actress land songwriting and recording deals that netted her more than $5 million and that he advanced costs and expenses for the star during the period they worked together.
After Hudgens signed with him in October 2005, Schall alleged that she agreed to pay him 5 percent of her gross earnings from the aforementioned deals and to keep paying him up until 12 months after their lawyer-client relationship had ended.
He claimed Hudgens paid him some of the money but still owed him in the neighborhood of $150,000, plus various fees.
Hudgens, who said she fired Schall earlier in the year after determining his services fell “below professional standards,” responded in November by filing a motion seeking to have the legal eagle’s lawsuit tossed out on the grounds that she was only 16 when she hired him.
She included a copy of her birth certificate with her filing, showing her birthdate of Dec. 14, 1988, as well as a copy of a letter she sent to Schall on Oct. 9, officially disaffirming their contract.
Hudgens’ lawyer, Evan N. Spiegel, cited California’s Family Code, which “provides that the contract of a minor is voidable and may be disaffirmed before [age 18] or within a reasonable time afterward.”
However, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Tricia Ann Bigelow rejected Hudgens’ motion to dismiss the suit last month. Rather than see the matter go to trial, Hudgens apparently elected to hammer out a settlement.
With her legal troubles behind her, the actress can get back to focusing on her professional life.
In addition to reprising her role as Gabriella Montez in HSM 3, Hudgens is set to star as a teen misfit in the upcoming dramedy Will, which begins production next month in Austin, Texas.