New York Jury Awards $1.68 Billion to 40 Women Who Accused Hollywood Director of Sexual Abuse

Sexual harassment claims against Oscar-nominated screenwriter James Toback surfaced during the 2017 #MeToo movement.
New York Jury Awards $1.68 Billion to 40 Women Who Accused Hollywood Director of Sexual Abuse
James Toback arrives at the 2014 AFI Fest premiere of "The Gambler," in Los Angeles on Nov. 10, 2014. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
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A New York jury in the sexual assault trial of Hollywood director James Toback awarded nearly $1.7 billion in damages to 40 women who accused him of various sex crimes going back decades.

According to a statement issued by Nix Patterson, LLP, a Texas-based law firm that represented the plaintiffs, the jury awarded $280 million in compensatory damages and $1.4 billion in punitive damages on April 9 following a week-long trial.