Lawsuit against Barker, Price Is Right tossed

Published 5:00 am Saturday, September 19, 2009

LOS ANGELES A judge on Friday threw out a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former The Price Is Right employee against CBS and former host Bob Barker.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey dismissed the case after finding there were no issues for a trial to resolve, attorneys handling the case said.

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Deborah Curling sued Barker and the network in October 2007, alleging she was improperly fired from the show and forced to endure a hostile work environment.

Several claims against Barker were thrown out last year, leaving only a hostile work environment allegation against the shows longtime host.

Curling claimed she was dismissed because she testified in a former co-workers wrongful termination case. She also accused Barker of making racist and anti-Semitic jokes, but Mackey determined she hadnt proven that claim.

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