Mendes & Mount LLP and a former paralegal settled her suit alleging the law firm let a client who sexually harassed her more than 20 years earlier target her again after she rejoined the firm, New York federal courts records show.
Therese Pesce alleged Mark Hicks’ abuse first occurred in 1989 while she was working in the insurance law firm’s London office. The harassment included Hicks twice breaking into her firm-provided apartment, where on one occasion he watched her sleep before stealing her passport, Pesce said.
She left London and the law firm as a result, but the firm recruited ...
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