Radio host Jackie “O” Henderson’s civil trial against ARN Media, which owns KIIS FM, has been postponed until late April after a pre-trial hearing was aborted on Thursday. Henderson is suing over the alleged unlawful termination of her $100 million contract after she refused to work with her co-host.
The Contract Dispute
The trial had been scheduled to begin on 12 October and run for two weeks. Federal court justice Wendy Abraham postponed it because pre-trial proceedings and document filing had run into delays. Henderson’s case is against ARN Media, the radio company that owns KIIS FM.
Henderson alleges ARN Media unlawfully terminated her contract, valued in the article at $100 million. She refused to work with her co-host before the contract dispute arose. The account doesn’t identify the co-host or give further details about the disagreement.
The proceedings are civil, and the trial would have lasted two weeks. Its scheduled start on 12 October has now been pushed back until late April. The report gives no exact date for the trial to begin.
Documents Under Dispute
Henderson and ARN Media dispute legal privilege over dozens of documents in a 3,900-page court book. Those disagreements formed part of pre-trial proceedings, which the parties hadn’t completed when Thursday’s hearing was aborted.
Delays in the proceedings and document filing prompted the postponement. The account doesn’t specify which documents are disputed, what legal privilege claims either side has made, or what information the documents contain. Nor does it report any ruling on the disputes.
The 3,900-page court book contains the material identified as connected with the trial. Dozens of documents in it remain disputed by the parties. The report doesn’t say whether the court book is complete or whether either side will file more documents.
What the Report Establishes
The stated financial figure is the $100 million value of Henderson’s contract. The report gives no information about company profits, payments to executives, or other financial terms. It doesn’t state the amount of damages Henderson seeks or say whether ARN Media has responded to the claim.
The account identifies Henderson as a radio host and ARN Media as the company that owns KIIS FM. It reports no union involvement, workplace organizing, strike, or other collective action connected with the case. It also describes no government policy or proposed reform concerning the contract dispute.
The court has postponed the trial, but no final finding has been reported on whether ARN Media unlawfully terminated the contract. Henderson’s claim remains a civil lawsuit against the company. The next scheduled point given in the account is late April, after Thursday’s aborted pre-trial hearing and the disputes over documents.