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Jerry Falwell Jr. Sues Liberty University, Claiming He Is Owed $8.5M in Retirement Benefits

That litigation is ongoing. 

Now Falwell is suing the school for not having paid the $8.5 million they had previously agreed to award him by this point in time in accordance with his severance arrangement. Liberty University has apparently not paid out the sum in light of the ongoing litigation regarding what, if anything, Falwell is actually owed by the school. 

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In a statement, Liberty University said, “This claim is part of a larger dispute currently pending in state court. The University will defend the new action on the same grounds it has already pled on the record in the state case.” 

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“Liberty is confident it is not legally required to pay these funds and will file the appropriate responses with the federal court,” the statement went on to say.