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Labor/Employment

Oct. 27, 2016

Defense attorney goes on the attack in SpaceX sexual harassment trial

Orrick partner Lynne Hermle's relaxed, loud enunciation of "leading," sometimes said without looking up, turned into almost a playground taunt for the plaintiff's attorney, who constantly rephrased or simply discarded questions.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. welder testified that a co-worker's grotesque, serial advances caused her life to unravel, though she could not say when the sexual harassment began.

Zhoei M. Teasley sued the Elon Musk-founded Mars colonization company and defense contractor, alleging a hostile work environment, gender discrimination and retalia...

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