BREAKING NEWS: Former Citizen-Times editor settles lawsuit against C-T publisher Hammer and Gannett

Sources tell Ashvegas that former Asheville Citizen-Times Editor Susan Ihne has settled her wrongful termination lawsuit against newspaper Publisher Randy Hammer and the newspaper’s parent company, Gannett Co.

I’m just receiving the news, and have yet to confirm with either Ihne, Hammer or any other their attorneys. Terms of the settlement won’t be disclosed, according to my sources.

It was December 2008 when Ihne filed her lawsuit, seeking $15 million for what she said was her wrongful firing at the hands of Hammer and Gannett. Ihne charged that Hammer harassed and bullied her after he joined the newspaper in October 2007. In one instance, Ihne claimed that Hammer yelled at her in a one-on-one meeting “in an attempt to frighten and terrify her” and that his initimidation created a hostile work environment.

In court filings, Hammer has denied the charges.

You can go here for more background. You can go to the Mountain Xpress and read the oringinal court filing here. You can also click the tags at the bottom of this post to read related stories.