Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have scored a win amid their ongoing legal battle with their former nanny. The former couple has been facing a wrongful termination lawsuit that was filed against them by the nanny earlier this year.
Now, the pair has been able to get the lawsuit moved out of court. It will now be resolved in arbitration.
Jason and Olivia’s reps shared a statement to outlets, in which they shared:
“The lawsuit has been fully dismissed.
Both Olivia and Jason are hopeful they can finally close this chapter after what has not only been a selfish grab for financial gain, but a shameless exploitation of their trust played out in the media.”
Ericka Genaro filed the lawsuit, claiming she was fired after asking for a three-day break to deal with the stress that she says she felt while dealing with the split of Olivia and Jason. She wants “loss of earnings, deferred compensation, and other employment benefits.” She also said that she believes she was let go “because of her disability of anxiety/depression, and for seeking the reasonable accommodation of a three day leave of absence for same.”
Following the lawsuit’s dismissal from court, her lawyer, Ron Zambrano, said in a statement:
“We don’t agree with the decision, but it is what it is and now we’ll litigate it in arbitration and the case goes on. This does not terminate the lawsuit. It merely changes the venue. As to the underlying facts, we’ve got text messages and testimony that she was driven to quit, then was summarily fired anyway. We feel extremely confident in the case so instead of taking this to trial, we’ll handle it in arbitration and we’re ready to move forward.”
