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Firm Watch

Jun. 7, 2007

Firm Can't Require Arbitration for Partner's Alleged Groping

The senior partner of a Costa Mesa law firm must answer in court civil claims that he sexually assaulted, battered and emotionally distressed the firm's executive assistant, a state appellate panel has held.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      The senior partner of a Costa Mesa law firm must answer in court civil claims that he sexually assaulted, battered and emotionally distressed the firm's executive assistant, a state appellate panel has held.
      The panel said the former employee has a right to take some of her claims to court even though she was obligated under her contract to take ...

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