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New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse

Video. James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion in civil sexual abuse case

Updated: 10/04/2025 - 13:50 GMT+2

Oscar-nominated writer and director James Toback has been ordered to pay €1.5 billion to victims of sexual abuse and misconduct spanning more than three decades. The case, brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, is one of the largest civil verdicts in state history.

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