{"id":28659,"date":"2023-06-30T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=28659"},"modified":"2023-06-30T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T23:43:00","slug":"fox-news-settles-lawsuits-filed-by-former-employee-for-12-million-lawyer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=28659","title":{"rendered":"Fox News settles lawsuits filed by former employee for $12 million, lawyer says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"jxTE Poys lqtk HkWF HfYh kGyA \">She accused Fox News of fostering a &#8220;toxic atmosphere that victimizes women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa MvWX TjIX aGjv ebVH\">Fox News has settled a pair of lawsuits filed by a former employee for $12 million, according to a statement issued Friday by the employee&#8217;s attorney, marking the latest settlement for the network as it faces a series of legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, a senior reserve who worked with Maria Bartiromo and Tucker Carlson, had filed two lawsuits accusing the network of fostering a &#8220;toxic environment victimizing women&#8221; and alleging that its legal team &#8220;coerced her, intimidated her and misinformed her.&#8221;  fought the lawsuit brought by the domain voting systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">The settlement comes just two months after the network settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems for a record $787.5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">In a statement, Grossberg said he was &#8220;aware that Fox News has taken me and my legal claims seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">&#8220;While I stand by my publicly filed claims and allegations, in light of today&#8217;s $12 million settlement, under which I have now withdrawn those claims, I am pleased that Fox News has took me and my legal claims seriously,&#8221; Grossberg said.  &#8220;I am hopeful, based on our discussions with Fox News today, that this resolution represents a positive step for the Network regarding the treatment of women and minorities in the workplace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">A Fox spokesman said Friday: &#8220;We are pleased to have been able to resolve this matter without further litigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hsDd IzgM GpQC lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">View of Fox News headquarters in New York, February 17, 2020.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YNuj JGtj  ncwc Qmvg nyTI VbLm ystq akor ARhV ygKV yHyq tsIf WHLR lKuK CVfp xijV soGR XgdC aWMf \">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">Fox News had previously denied Grossberg&#8217;s claims, calling her suits &#8220;full of false accusations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">As part of her lawsuits, which were filed in New York and Delaware, Grossberg said Fox News lawyers &#8220;conditioned and coerced&#8221; her into providing answers designed to obfuscate or minimize her knowledge of the inner workings of the network in preparation for its deposition as part of Dominion Voting Systems&#8217; lawsuit against the network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">&#8220;Ms. Grossberg felt sick to her stomach with fear, uncertainty and confusion when she realized what her employer wanted her to do under oath and felt incredibly alone and helpless,&#8221; Grossberg&#8217;s lawyers wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">Grossberg&#8217;s lawsuits also questioned Fox News&#8217; alleged treatment of its employees, describing it as an environment where &#8220;female workers are verbally violated almost daily by a poisonous and entrenched patriarchy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ABC News\" class=\"Image Logo Logo__xxxl\" data-mptype=\"image\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/fox-news-settles-lawsuit-brought-former-employee-12\/story?id=100548948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She accused Fox News of fostering a &#8220;toxic atmosphere that victimizes women.&#8221; Fox News has settled a pair of lawsuits filed by a former employee for $12 million, according to a statement issued Friday by the employee&#8217;s attorney, marking the latest settlement for the network as it faces a series of legal challenges. 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