Lizzo Case is Chance to Apply ‘Friends’ Precedent, Judge Says

A harassment lawsuit against musician Lizzo will consider a 2006 state high court precedent set in a “Friends” writers room harassment lawsuit, the California judge overseeing the case said Wednesday.

Workplace harassment must be directed at members of a certain gender to meet Fair Employment and Housing Act standards the ruling in Lyle v. Warner Bros. Television suggested, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein said Wednesday.

The California Supreme Court found in Lyle that sexually coarse and vulgar language in a workplace is not outlawed by FEHA unless a person is the target of that language based on ...