Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Jul. 23, 2018
Ruling says exclusion of '#MeToo' evidence is reversible error
In overturning a defense verdict, the decision reinforces sexual harassment victims' rights to present their evidence at trial.
Molly M. McKibben
Partner
Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP
100 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica , CA 90407
Email: MMcKibben@gbw.law
Pepperdine Univ SOL; Malibu CA
Molly's trial practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, municipal liability, and products liability.
Last month, Division Two of the 4th District Court of Appeal overturned a jury verdict in favor of a corporate defendant and its employee in a sexual harassment case. Meeks v. Autozon, Inc., 2018 DJDAR 6265 (June 21, 2018). The Court of Appeal found that the trial court had abused its discretion in making a number of erroneous and prejudicial evidentiary rulings, including barring the plaintiff from testifying about the content of sexual te...
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