A Los Angeles judge overturned a massive $128.5 million punitive damages award to the stars and producers of Fox’s longtime hit show “Bones,” handing a big victory to the 20th Century Fox Television production studio.
The profit dispute pitted"Bones" stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz and producers against Fox.
“We are pleased with the court’s decision to strike punitive damages from the award and vindicating our position. We look forward to concluding the litigation,” Fox said in a statement.$178.7-million judgment The litigation began in 2015 when Deschanel, Boreanaz, Josephson and Kathy Reichs sued Fox and accused the television studio of cheating them out of millions of dollars in residual payments. They alleged that the studio charged licensing fees below market rates to its related divisions, Fox Broadcasting and Hulu, which distributed the show. The alleged scheme resulted in lower payments to the profit participants.
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