Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Assmann Electronics, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 13, 2007No. 1 CA-CV 06-0266, 1 CA-CV 06-0332PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMPSON, Judge.
¶ 1 Assmann Electronics, Inc. (Assmann) and Hans Ulrich Meyer (Meyer) appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Kristina Higgins (Higgins) on her claims for assault against Meyer and wrongful termination against both Assmann and Meyer. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶2 Meyer was vice president and chief executive officer of Assmann, a German company. Meyer was Assmann’s highest ranking officer in the United States. He was also Higgins’s supervisor. Meyer and Higgins had a consensual sexual relationship that had terminated by the…
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