The Jian Ghomeshi lawsuit claiming damages of $55 million has collapsed and been withdrawn. Ghomeshi will, according to tweeted information from CBC insiders, pay the corporation $18,000 in costs. It is an outcome many employment lawyers predicted because as a unionized staffer he had no access to such damages. CBC spokesman Chuck Thompson is quoted as saying the settlement was reached Friday but that it still needs to be “formalized through a court order.” Thompson told The Globe and Mail that Ghomeshi will continue to pursue his reinstatement through a grievance previously filed with his union, the Canadian Media Guild.
