James Toback Is Ordered to Pay $1.7 Billion in Sexual Assault Case

James Toback Is Ordered to Pay .7 Billion in Sexual Assault Case

A jury in New York awarded $1.7 billion in damages to 40 women who sued the former movie director and writer James Toback over allegations of sexual assault, lawyers for the plaintiffs said. Mr. Toback, once a Hollywood fixture known for writing “Bugsy” and directing “The Pick-up Artist,” had been defending himself against the lawsuit … Read more

Hollywood director James Toback ordered to pay $1.68B to 40 women who accused writer of sexual abuse

Hollywood director James Toback ordered to pay .68B to 40 women who accused writer of sexual abuse

A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion 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. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2022 after New York state instituted a one-year window for … Read more