Partner Debra Meppen (LA) with assistance from Tamar Karaguezian and Shauna Durrant, obtained a defense verdict in a sexual battery, harassment and orientation discrimination action after a 6-day Los Angeles Superior Court jury trial. Ms. Meppen represented the alleged harassers. The plaintiffs were a lesbian couple who alleged they were battered and abused because of their gender and sexual orientation. The lead plaintiff claimed to have suffered severe and debilitating depression as a result of the purported abuse, but found time to be a contestant on two colorful reality television shows. The jury deliberated for less than two hours over the 12 causes of action and punitive damages claim.