Commanders pay $1m settlement over claims former ownership lied to team’s fans
Team previously beset by sexual misconduct claimsTeam was sold to new ownership in 2023The Washington Commanders have agreed to pay $1m to the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit from 2022 that alleged the team’s previous owners lied to fans about an inquiry into sexual misconduct and a persistently hostile work environment.
DC attorney general Brian L Schwalb announced the settlement on Monday.Dan Snyder owned the team at the time of the lawsuit, before selling to Josh Harris’s group in 2023 for $6.05bn. The league fined Snyder $60m after an independent investigation found he sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs. Continue reading...
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