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Diocese, Former Teacher File To Dismiss Discrimination Case

A legal case that's been going on since 2011 between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne and South Bend and a former teacher is coming to an end.

According to court records, both the Diocese and Emily Herx, who sued them after being fired in 2011 for undergoing in vitro fertilization treatments, which is against church teachings, have filed a joint motion to dismiss the case.

A year ago, a jury awarded Herx $1.9 million, but that's since been reduced to just over $400,000.

Herx's attorney tells the Journal Gazette the case between the two parties has been settled, without further comment.

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