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Lassart Obtains Defense Verdict in Assault Trial

Shareholder James A. Lassart obtained a defense verdict in a case brought against his client, a former American Airlines pilot, accused of sexual assault and harassment.

The eight-person California federal jury cleared the pilot in the multimillion dollar civil case brought on by two flight attendants who claimed the pilot assaulted and harassed them in a hotel elevator.

Read more at: https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/381159

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