On June 12, 2024, the former News Director of a Nexstar Media Group-owned television station in Grand Rapids filed a defamation suit against the nation’s largest licensee of broadcast channels. In September 2024, an attempt by Nexstar to dismiss the complaint filed by Stanton Tang was dismissed.
Now, more than two years later, a federal district court judge has ruled in favor of Tang. At the same time, co-plaintiff Amy Fox — former Asst. News Director of the station, WOOD-8, was victorious. However, the ruling went beyond defamation.
The result? Both will be receiving significant additions to their respective bank accounts, courtesy of the company founded and led by Perry Sook…