The judge threw out the plaintiff's case based on the fact that she herself was not harmed and was merely an accidental casualty of any impropriety. It does not change the fact that some racial funny business went on there. "There are no allegations that defendant Hiers's racially offensive comments were either directed toward plaintiff or made with the intent to harass her."
The merit of the case was not the point being addressed, just the standing of the person bringing the case. There will be no other determination on those claims unless there is a case brought by someone with standing, which would be one of the people supposedly targeted. No determination of fact other than standing was made so there is nothing to be done regarding the accuser in civil court much less criminal court. There is no law preventing litigation if one shows standing, even if one does not win.
http://www.today.com/food/donny-deutsch-paula-deen-ruling-doesnt-help-her-all-6C10904071 Paula Deen may have scored a legal victory when a federal judge in Georgia threw out race discrimination claims against her on Monday, but advertising executive Donny Deutsch believes that won’t help save her crumbling culinary empire. “Doesn’t help her at all, unfortunately for her, because corporations will know the truth,’’ Deutsch said on TODAY Tuesday. “The reality is, it didn’t come out and say she didn’t say these things, it didn’t come out and say she wasn’t planning a plantation-themed party, so the horrific racial things that she did still stand.
Paula settled out of court ...... http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...lawsuit-against-paula-deen-dismissed/2693673/ Now, the harassment claims have been dismissed and an undisclosed settlement has been reached between Deen and Hiers and the plaintiff, former employee Lisa Jackson. The final dismissal and settlement are reportedly just awaiting a judge's signature. Because the case was dismissed without prejudice, Jackson cannot refile. It has been signed by the judge http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/dismissal.pdf
Well thank you. Wayne Grace. Now on to the next big story. What will you be covering next. Love your show.
I would say it is odd no such comment on the prior Fox News links to the changes in the litigation, but multiple standards are far too common with some.
No, and neither did the story you posted. The point was the settlement agreement ended the final portion of the litigation.
