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Fox News declines to settle lawsuits for US$60m
They include gender and racial-discrimination cases that a lawyer had filed on behalf of more than 20 current and former employees
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Aug 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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THE sexual harassment scandal at Fox News has cost its parent company 21st Century Fox tens of millions of dollars, untold reputational damage and some of its biggest personalities. And the drama is far from over.
At a confidential mediation proceeding in late July, lawyer Douglas Wigdor asked for more than US$60 million to settle several disputes with Fox News and 21st Century Fox, according to two people familiar with the matter. He proposed that the settlement be paid in a lump sum, according to one of the people.
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