Overview

• A federal judge granted Fox News summary judgment, dismissing it from Jennifer Eckhart's lawsuit alleging sexual assault by former anchor Ed Henry.
• The judge determined Fox News was unaware of Henry's alleged misconduct until it was reported in June 2020, three years after the last alleged incident.
• The court allowed Eckhart's claims against Henry, including gender-motivated violence, assault, battery, sex trafficking, and harassment, to move forward to trial in May 2025.
• Eckhart's legal team plans to appeal the dismissal of claims against Fox News, arguing the network enabled a culture of abuse and failed to act on warnings about Henry.
• Fox News fired Henry in 2020 after an independent investigation into Eckhart's allegations, which surfaced two weeks after her termination from the network.