Legal Opinion
Brown v. Bank of America, N.A.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided March 7, 2014No. 1:13-cv-00367-JAWPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT AET-NA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION TO DISMISS
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.
At a party outside of work, one of Elizabeth Brown’s male co-workers sexually assaulted her. Ms. Brown alleges that, fearful of returning to work with the coworker and suffering from physical and psychological after-effects of the assault, she tried to reach a workplace accommodation with her employer, Bank of America, N.A. (BOA), but BOA refused to make reasonable accommodations and later terminated her for absenteeism. Ms. Brown sued BOA and its employee benefits administrator, Aetna…
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