Viacom, Paramount Seek $2,000 Sanctions Over 31 Interrogatories in Ex-Manager's 2024 Bias Suit
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Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 14
Viacom, Paramount Seek $2,000 Sanctions Over 31 Interrogatories in Ex-Manager's 2024 Bias Suit
1 articles · Updated · MyNewsLA.com · Jun 14
Summary
$2,000 in sanctions and relief from answering 31 questions were sought by Viacom International Services and Paramount Global ahead of a June 25 Los Angeles hearing in Shawn David Wu’s employment case.
Defense lawyers said Wu has now served 69 interrogatories—well above California’s 35-question limit—and argued the case’s issues do not justify more written discovery after document requests and depositions.
Wu’s lawyers countered that the disputed interrogatories are narrowly tailored and necessary because company witnesses allegedly failed in depositions to provide specific answers that could test whether his layoff was pretextual.
Wu, a former Nickelodeon content development manager fired in August 2024, alleges he was retaliated against after raising concerns about diversity, discrimination and the legality of the companies’ use of outside AI-generated content.