Harold Reynolds and ESPN settle lawsuit
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ESPN said Tuesday that a settlement has been reached in Hartford Superior Court in the lawsuit filed by former baseball analyst Harold Reynolds over his firing.
Terms were not disclosed.
Reynolds sued ESPN for at least $5 million in October 2006, three months after his firing, claiming he was wrongly fired after a female intern complained about what he called a "brief and innocuous" hug. According to the suit, ESPN fired Reynolds "for cause," but gave no specific reason.
Reynolds, 47, played 12 seasons in the majors and was at ESPN for 11 years. He has been at MLB.com since July 2007.
"My family and I are ecstatic," Reynolds said in a statement. "This was a matter of principle and I stood on principle and never wavered."
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the resolution allows the network to spare the people involved any further disruptions and that the settlement was "economically compelling" for ESPN.
"Our confidence in both the appropriateness of our action and our legal position never wavered," Soltys said.
Terms were not disclosed.
Reynolds sued ESPN for at least $5 million in October 2006, three months after his firing, claiming he was wrongly fired after a female intern complained about what he called a "brief and innocuous" hug. According to the suit, ESPN fired Reynolds "for cause," but gave no specific reason.
Reynolds, 47, played 12 seasons in the majors and was at ESPN for 11 years. He has been at MLB.com since July 2007.
"My family and I are ecstatic," Reynolds said in a statement. "This was a matter of principle and I stood on principle and never wavered."
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the resolution allows the network to spare the people involved any further disruptions and that the settlement was "economically compelling" for ESPN.
"Our confidence in both the appropriateness of our action and our legal position never wavered," Soltys said.
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