Published On: Fri, Apr 11th, 2025

Writer-director James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion US in sexual abuse case

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A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $ 1.68 billion US in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs.

CBC | World News

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Writer-director James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion US in sexual abuse case