Civil Litigation
Sep. 26, 2024
AA pilot found not guilty of assault, harassment of flight attendants
The pilot's attorney, James Lassart, persuaded the jury that the defendant had not groped, touched or assaulted either flight attendant in a hotel elevator in Brazil.
A retired American Airlines pilot who was accused by two flight attendants of sexual assault and harassment was vindicated Wednesday as a federal jury unanimously found he did not commit the alleged acts.
After being handed the four-year civil case Tuesday afternoon, an eight-person jury in Los Angeles returned the unanimous verdict to U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald on Wednesday morning.
The defendant, Sigsbee Nelson, was represented by attorneys at Murphy Pear...
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