Representatives for both Hurd and his accuser, former actress and marketing facilitator Jodie Fisher, declined to comment on the matter.

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Mr. Hurd was pushed out of H-P last month in the wake of a scandal related to a former contractor, Jodie Fisher.

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Hurd was forced out over allegations of inaccurate expense reports and sexual harassment of a former reality show actress and H-P contractor, Jodie Fisher.

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Over the weekend he settled the harassment charges brought by the contractor, actress Jodie Fisher, who helped the company with marketing events from 2007 to 2009.

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