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Article: News Corp., Regan settle $100 mil suit.
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- January 28, 2008
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News Corp. and Judith Regan, the flamboyant publisher whose HarperCollins imprint was dissolved in 2006 over O.J. Simpson's quasi-confessional memoir "If I Did It," have settled her $100 million wrongful termination lawsuit.
Terms were not disclosed, and neither side admits any liability under the agreement. While Regan likely walked away with just a fraction of the award sought by the suit, publishing vets say the deal nevertheless left her with a significant reward.
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News Corp.'s statement also included this passage: "After carefully considering the matter, we accept Ms. Regan's position that she did not say anything that was anti-Semitic ...