Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided April 24, 2018No. 17cv7093PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, United States District Judge:
Defendants Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and Fox News Network LLC ("Fox"), Dianne Brandi, Irena Briganti, and Charles Payne move to dismiss the Amended Complaint ("Complaint") for failure to state a claim. For the reasons that follow, Defendants' motion is granted in part and denied in part.
BACKGROUND
The allegations of the Complaint are presumed true for purposes of this motion. This action is one of many in a cavalcade of sexual harassment suits plaguing Fox. It arises from a sexual relationship between Charles Payne-a Fox anchor,…
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