Baum v. Boeing (China) Co., Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RYAN BAUM, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 7647 ) BOEING (CHINA) CO., LTD. and THE ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer BOEING COMPANY, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER From May 2015 until 2017, Plaintiff Ryan Baum worked for Defendant Boeing (China) Co., Ltd. (“Boeing China”) as a Security Advisor in Boeing China’s Beijing office. In February 2017, while Baum was on a business trip within China, an employee of the hotel where he was staying accused Baum of sexual misconduct. Boeing conducted an internal…