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Paula Deen lawsuit dismissed; settlement a possibility

Posted at 5:41 PM, Aug 23, 2013
and last updated 2013-08-23 20:23:28-04

(CNN) — A lawsuit filed by a former restaurant employee who leveled accusations of racism against Paula Deen will be dismissed by agreement, according to a court filing Friday.

It was not immediately clear Friday afternoon whether there was a settlement in the civil suit, but a description on a federal court website labeled the filing as a “settlement agreement.” A federal judge in Georgia had not signed off on the agreement, according to the filing.

The proceedings will be dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning the lawsuit cannot be filed again. The parties agreed the dismissal would be “without any award of costs or fees to any party,” according to the posting on the federal court website.

Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr. in Savannah dismissed a portion of the lawsuit that contended former employee Lisa Jackson was a victim of racial discrimination.