California Supreme Court Denies Nicollette Sheridan 'Housewives' Appeal

The actress must now attempt to assert that her exit from the hit ABC show violated the state's labor code. Case was against ABC and Touchstone Television over her firing from Desperate Housewives.

The move is the latest development in a two-and-a-half year legal saga stemming from a Sheridan's exit from the hit ABC dramedy. The actress first sued producers ABC Studios, Touchstone and Housewives creator Marc Cherry for $20 million in April 2010, claiming she was fired in retaliation for complaining about being hit in the head by Cherry during an argument on the set. Cherry later was dismissed from the Los Angeles Superior Court suit, and a jury earlier this year failed to reach a verdict in a high-profile trial against ABC/Touchstone.

The case likely will next be referred back to the court of appeal, which will direct the trial court to allow Sheridan to proceed with a claim that her exit from the show violates the state's labor code. She could eventually get a new trial on these issues but ABC/Touchstone likely will try to get the case dismissed on procedural grounds.

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