ESPN, Harold Reynolds Reach Settlement On Termination Suit
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ESPN, Reynolds Reach
Settlement In Termination Suit |
ESPN and MLB analyst Harold Reynolds yesterday reached a settlement in Reynolds' wrongful-termination lawsuit against the net, according to Hiestand & Nightengale of USA TODAY. Details of the settlement were not released. Reynolds, who worked as an ESPN analyst from '95-06, claimed that he was "wrongly fired after a female intern complained about what he called a 'brief and innocuous' hug." ESPN VP/Communications Mike Soltys in a statement said, "Our confidence in both the appropriateness of our action and our legal position never wavered. The resolution allows us to spare the people involved further difficult disruptions to their lives and is economically compelling to ESPN." Reynolds in a statement said, "My wife and I are very happy to have achieved an amicable settlement. I feel my goals were satisfied, and I look forward now to concentrating on the game I love" (USA TODAY, 4/16). Soltys added the settlement amounted to a "fraction of his demands and less than what it would have cost to litigate the case." Reynolds, who now works for MLB.com, had sued for $5M. Reynolds: "This was a matter of principle" (N.Y. TIMES, 4/16). ESPN's Karl Ravech announced a settlement was reached last night during the 10:00pm ET edition of "Baseball Tonight" (THE DAILY).
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