Inquirer withdraws lawsuit against former columnist Stu Bykofsky

The Philadelphia Inquirer's previous newsroom at 801 Market St., where the gathering for Bykofsky was held in July 2019. Read moreThe Inquirer’s parent company has withdrawn a lawsuit against former columnist Stu Bykofsky, and both sides have agreed to a settlement that ends a years-long drama that generated national headlines. Per the settlement, Bykofsky and The Inquirer’s parent company, the Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, agreed to not pursue future litigation against one another. That lawsuit, filed in June, sought to have Bykofsky pay back a $58,738 buyout, as well as unspecified damages, for allegedly violating a separation agreement from 2019. Bykofsky filed a defamation lawsuit against The Inquirer’s parent company, as well as Saffron, in March 2020.