A federal judge sided with Fox News in a former reporter’s retaliation lawsuit, concluding that he was not unlawfully fired after he took a sick day.
Jason Donner, who had been a Capitol Hill producer, filed suit almost three years ago, claiming that he was dismissed after complaining about the network’s coverage of the aftermath of he 2020 presidential election and the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
A federal judge, Christopher Cooper, tossed out that part of the lawsuit in 2024, but allowed another claim — that Donner was retaliated against for calling in sick — to proceed.
In his ruling issued on Monday, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, who was later assigned to the case, wrote in his opinion that although Donner claimed that he called in sick before his workday on Sept. 26, 2022, the the discovery process showed a “different
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