O'Rear v. Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 5S. O’REAR, Plaintiff, 24 Civ. 1669 ~ OPINION & ORDER ARMANDO DIAZ et al, Defendants. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: This case involves a claim by an employee of an advertising firm of a rape by a coworker for which the firm is legally liable. Plaintiff S. O’Rear sues her employer Merkicy + Partners Inc. (“Merkley”), Merkley’s parent company, Omnicom Group Inc. (“Omnicom”) (collectively, the “corporate defendants”), and individual defendant Armando Diaz (together, the “defendants”), She alleges that, after a holiday happy hour,…