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Environmental Techtonics Corp. (AMEX: ETC), a Southampton, Pa.-based maker of aircraft simulators and decompression chambers, says in an SEC filing today that two big legal battles are coming to a head. It says a trial in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is expected in June in its dispute with the U.S. Navy. In 2003 the company had sought $5 million "in connection with a contract for a submarine rescue decompression chamber project." The Navy rejected the claim in 2004, and the company filed suit in the claims court in 2005. Also sometimes next month, ETC says the discovery phase should be completed in its series of suits and countersuits against Walt Disney Co. In 2003 ETC sued Disney claiming the conglomerate owes it money for the design and production of the "Mission:Space" ride in Disney's Epcot Center. Disney countersued for $65 million in damages for "alleged failures in performance and design in the contract." ETC then filed another suit against Disney in 2005 alleging breach of confidentiality and unfair trading practices. PhillyInc has called ETC for comment. -- Jonathan Berr