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Aug. 4, 2026

Defense wins complete verdict in hotel harassment suit

A San Diego County jury found a former Best Western housekeeper was not an employee of the hotel operator, defeating her FEHA harassment claim and rejecting related negligence and retaliation allegations in a complete defense verdict.

Defense wins complete verdict in hotel harassment suit
Kirby

A San Diego County jury cleared the operator of a Best Western hotel of liability in a former housekeeper's sexual harassment lawsuit, rejecting claims that a manager and a coworker harassed her and that the hotel retaliated after she complained.

The July 29 special verdict in San Diego County Superior Court was a complete defense win for Harney Hospitality L.P., operator of the Best Western Plus Hacienda Hotel Old Town. Jurors found Marie Washington was not Harney's emplo...

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