Victoria Rowell v. Sony Pictures Television, Inc. et al

  1. February 13, 2017

    Ex-Soap Opera Star, Sony Settle Retaliation Suit

    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.

  2. December 20, 2016

    Producer Says Soap Star's Fame, Not Advocacy Cost Her Role

    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.

  3. June 24, 2016

    Sony Can't Dodge Retaliation Claim In Row With Actress

    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.

  4. November 10, 2015

    Sony, CBS Duck Soap Star's Retaliation Suit, For Now

    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.

  5. September 21, 2015

    Sony, CBS Take Shots At Soap Star's Retaliation Claim

    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.

  6. June 30, 2015

    Judge Won't Recuse Himself In Soap Opera Employment Spat

    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.

  7. May 14, 2015

    CBS, Sony Say Actor Trying To Sue Her Way Back Onto Soap

    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.