Attorney Alexis Susann McKenna's Legal Cases

Sexual harassment

$2,328,000 -- Verdict in Sexual Harassment Case Against FedEx

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OUTCOME: RESULT: Verdict in favor of plaintiffs, $2,328,000

Winer, McKenna & Burritt, LLP, represented two women who were sexually harassed by a co-worker at the FedEx Sunnyvale, California station. The first plaintiff, Kolainia Hettick, was a 20-year-old hand ... ler when the harassment started. She alleged that the co-employee perpetrator romantically pursued her against her wishes. His conduct escalated to the point where it became stalking-like behavior. Despite numerous complaints to management, FedEx did little or nothing to stop the harassment from occurring. Jana Bryant, a second victim, alleged that the perpetrator blamed Jana for Kolainia's lack of interest in the perpetrator and began harassing Jana through obscene gestures and threatening language. Jana complained about the harassment, but her complaints were not taken seriously. Plaintiffs alleged that FedEx refused to take the complaints seriously while the two plaintiffs and defendant were forced to work together, and took the position during the litigation and trial that the perpetrator's conduct did not rise to the level of actionable sexual harassment, the plaintiffs received no injury, and FedEx did nothing wrong in failing to take more corrective action. Winer, McKenna & Burritt, LLP, partners, John D. Winer and Alexis McKenna, tried the case and overcame FedEx's defenses to achieve a verdict of $1,298,000 on behalf of Kolainia Hettick and a $1,030,000 verdict on behalf of Jana Bryant. Two million dollars of the total verdict was for punitive damages to punish FedEx for its malicious, oppressive misconduct.

Sexual harassment

Seven Waitresses Bring Sexual Harassment Case Against Restaurant

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OUTCOME: 1.1 million dollar settlement on behalf of Plaintiffs

This case involved seven young women in their early 20's who were working part-time as waitresses. Each of the women claimed to be subjected to varying degrees of sexual harassment from the male cooks ... at the restaurant. They alleged the cooks would frequently make catcalls at them, and made crude and offensive sexual remarks. The women further claimed these men would touch them often and without reason on their hands and arms. Several of the women alleged the cooks would block their passage and slam into them with carts of food. A few of the women stated the cooks had touched their breasts and buttocks.

Slip and fall accident

$4,550,000 – Woman Becomes Paralyzed As a Result of a Trip and Fall Accident Outside of Her Motel Room

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OUTCOME: $4,550,000 settlement on behalf of Plaintiff

Plaintiff was a 40-year-old woman, who rented a motel room. After having a martini, she took her dog for a walk outside of the room and tripped over a height differential in a curb in the parking lot. ... Plaintiff retained multiple expert witnesses to establish that the curb represented a dangerous condition and tripping hazard as a result of the way that it was constructed and maintained. Further, Winer, McKenna & Burritt, LLP, retained expert witnesses who opined that doctors who treated Plaintiff after the fall allegedly committed medical negligence, aggravating the injury and causing the paralysis.

Child abuse

$4,200,000 — Four Young Boys were Sexually Molested by a Youth Leader at a Large Youth Sports Organization

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OUTCOME: $4,200,000.00 settlement on behalf of Plaintiff

Four boys in their early to mid-teens were sexually harassed by a youth leader. There was a criminal case in which the leader was convicted and sent to prison. Winer, McKenna & Burritt, LLP, was retain ... ed to obtain compensation for the boys' emotional injuries. Mr. Winer took the out of court testimony of the youth leader while he was in prison and the leader denied any sexual misconduct. Winer, McKenna & Burritt, LLP, established, however, that the youth leader was not appropriately supervised by the national organization or the local branches of the organization. In fact, he broke numerous organizational rules including exposing the young boys to pornography, which caused the plaintiffs sever emotional trauma.

Alexis Susann McKenna's Legal Cases (4)

$2,328,000 -- Verdict in Sexual Harassment Case Against FedEx

Seven Waitresses Bring Sexual Harassment Case Against Restaurant

$4,550,000 – Woman Becomes Paralyzed As a Result of a Trip and Fall Accident Outside of Her Motel Room

$4,200,000 — Four Young Boys were Sexually Molested by a Youth Leader at a Large Youth Sports Organization