A New York jury has awarded $1.68 billion (€1.55 billion) in damages to 40 women who accused Oscar-nominated writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and misconduct spanning more than three decades.
The verdict stems from a 2022 lawsuit filed in Manhattan after New York enacted the Adult Survivors Act - a law that opened a one-year window for victims of sexual assault to file civil suits, regardless of how long ago the alleged abuse occurred.
