February 13, 2017
Former soap opera star Victoria Rowell, Sony Pictures Television Inc. and a production company have agreed to end a 2-year-old suit from the actress alleging she was retaliated against for her efforts to fight for more diversity in daytime television casting, according to a notice filed in California federal court on Friday.
December 20, 2016
A production company for daytime soap operas asked a California judge Monday to ax a veteran soap actress’s claims that it denied her a role because of her advocacy for more diversity in the industry, claiming she was overqualified for the part.
June 24, 2016
A California federal judge trimmed most of a lawsuit in which a former star of CBS's "The Young and the Restless" says Sony retaliated after she quit the show following alleged racial discrimination, although the judge let one of the claims proceed.
November 10, 2015
A former star of "The Young and the Restless" who says Sony and CBS refused to rehire her after she quit the show following alleged racial discrimination will have to take her complaint back to the drawing board, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday.
September 21, 2015
A California federal judge Monday questioned a retaliation claim by a former "The Young and the Restless" star who says Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. refused to rehire her after she quit over purported racial discrimination, saying the claim appears defective because she hasn't shown there was an open position.
June 30, 2015
A California federal judge on Monday said that he would not recuse himself from a retaliation suit filed by a former star of the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" against her employers, finding that a Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. executive with whom he has a relationship has no involvement in the case.
May 14, 2015
A longtime star of daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless" is using an employment lawsuit as a way to muscle her way back on television, CBS Corp. and Sony Pictures Television Inc. told a California federal court on Thursday in their bid to nix her suit.