Storage Wars Planting Claims Survived

In December 2012, American auctioneer and reality television personality David Hester sued A&E Television Networks and Original Productions, alleging that they planted valuable items in storage lockers before auctions on Storage Wars. Hester claimed that producers sometimes staged entire units and funded purchases for weaker cast members. He alleged that the companies dropped him from season four after he complained about these practices. In September 2013, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge allowed his wrongful termination lawsuit to proceed.

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