In a recent turn of events, two sources with inside knowledge of the legal battles involving Fox News reported that 18 former employees who had filed for racial discrimination, gender bias, and retaliation had been given roughly $10 million in settlements. The network’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, had been through many rounds of negotiations and mediation with the plaintiffs’ attorneys at the Wigdor law firm prior to reaching this agreement. Both parties also released a brief joint statement announcing the deal, though no specific details were discussed.

Previously, the network’s late chairman Roger Ailes, as well as some of the network’s biggest names, such as former Fox News host Bill O’ Reilly and James Rosen, had their crimes brought to light after former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit inspired other women to expose the extent of harassment within the company. Men on the executive panel of Fox, such as Francisco Cortes, were dismissed as well after their treatment of their female coworkers was called into question. The victims of these men’s advances were often given large sums of money to keep their silence and threatened with possible demotions and firings.

After the scandal, 21st Century Fox lost many opportunities, including the acquisition of Sky, a major British satellite TV and broadband company.

However, these new cases aren’t entirely centered around sexual harassment, but more on racial discrimination stemming from backroom staff. One case involved two staffers in the payroll department who had reported a hostile work environment after their boss regularly demeaned them through verbal attacks. There were also similar suits that were filed by employees from the payroll department. Others accused former Fox News comptroller Judith Slater and the network’s chief attorney Dianne Brandi of racial bias. Brandi had been accused of not having stopped Slater’s racist comments against the rest of the staff, despite having been informed of these comments previously.

An especially prominent case came from African-American anchor and reporter Kelly Wright, who argued that the network had denied him opportunities and promotions due to his race. He felt that the network had also portrayed him in stereotypically demeaning roles while he was on-air. Fox News released a statement informing the public that Wright had left the network, which stated, “We thank Kelly for his contributions over the years and wish him well as he moves on to the next phase of his career.”

The previously aforementioned Wigdor law firm, headed by attorney Douglas Wigdor, had fought relentlessly with 21st Century Fox over the past few months. On top of defending his clients, Attorney Wigdor’s testimony in front of British regulators of the Sky company had been crucial in destroying Fox News’ credibility. Though 21st Century Fox pointed out the many reforms it has made to its human resources policies, its appointment of a new top executive vice president who must report directly to 21st Century Fox, mandatory network-wide workplace climate training, as well as the appointment of more women to executive and on-air positions, it was not enough to win back public support. In the meantime, the owners of 21st Century Fox, the Murdoch family, have been relinquishing their ownership of some of their entertainment assets.