A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.

Actress Sues Orion Over ‘Mermaids’ Part: Actress Emily Lloyd has sued Orion Pictures for more than $5 million, contending that she was supposed to get the role of Charlotte Flax in the film “Mermaids.� The role went to Winona Ryder. The Los Angeles Superior Court suit said Orion agreed in January, 1989, to cast Lloyd, 20, as Cher’s daughter, and pay her $435,000 plus a percentage of profits from the film. The suit alleges that Orion breached the agreement by casting Ryder in the role. (Case No. BC0017866. Filed Dec. 26, 1990.)