Mediagazer: The Boston Globe drops its lawsuit against Hilary Sargent, a former employee who shared a screenshot of inappropriate texts sent by EIC Brian McGrory (Spencer Buell/Boston Magazine)

12:20 PM ET, June 12, 2018

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Spencer Buell / Boston Magazine:

The Boston Globe drops its lawsuit against Hilary Sargent, a former employee who shared a screenshot of inappropriate texts sent by EIC Brian McGrory — The Globe had filed an injunction to force Sargent, a former boston.com staffer, to turn over information.

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