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Labor/Employment

Oct. 29, 2016

Teary plaintiff closing in SpaceX harassment trial

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. plotted to rid themselves of a terrific welder after she complained about pervasive sexual harassment and a hostile, all-male work environment, the welder's teary-eyed lawyer told a Los Angeles jury in closing arguments Thursday after a week-long trial.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES ? Space Exploration Technologies Corp. plotted to rid themselves of a terrific welder after she complained about pervasive sexual harassment and a hostile, all-male work environment, the welder's teary-eyed lawyer told a Los Angeles jury in closing arguments Thursday after a week-long trial.

"She was a broken machine for SpaceX," Michael W. Parks of Schimmel & Parks APLC said rega...

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