Fox is fighting back against a lawsuit from one of the executive producers on Bones, hoping to settle their dispute outside of court.

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After Bones EP Barry Josephson filed suits against Fox for allegedly withholding contractually-obligated money, the network is hoping for a different manner of dealing with the conflict. Fox filed petitions in L.A. Superior Court, according to a new Deadline report, hoping to settle their money issues through arbitration rather that in a courtroom.

"Having earned millions of dollars in compensation for providing his executive producer services on Defendants' television series Bones (the 'Series'), Barry Josephson brings a series of meritless claims in this Court in a naked attempt to attract headlines and extract millions more in undue compensation," the Fox petition stated.

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The petition also claimed that there are provisions in Josephson's 2004 agreement and 2009 release which state arbitration as the agreed-upon method of conflict resolution in disputes such as this.

It goes on to state that the Plaintiffs in this case "blatantly ignored key dispute resolution provisions of the very contracts at issue."

Stars Emily Deschanel (who plays Brennan) and David Boreanaz (Booth) and Executive Producer Kathleen Reichs filed a similar lawsuit, and Fox has yet to fully respond to theirs, though we can probably expect another call for arbitration.

All this comes amid uncertainty regarding when Bones will even return to Fox. The show was mysteriously left off the winter schedule, and to this day there has been no announced return date. However, Fox is presenting at the TCA press tour today so we may hear word from them.

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