WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A spa that employed a man accused of sexually assaulting his clients will have to face vicarious liability charges from a woman who says she was groped at a different spa.
On Jan. 7, Delaware Superior Court Judge Richard Stokes ruled against Hand and Stone Franchise Corporation as it fights a lawsuit over one-time masseur Christopher Dorman, who faced criminal charges for his alleged behavior at both Hand and Stone and at a Massage Envy locale.
The Jane Doe in this case says she was assaulted in June 2018 at Massage Envy because Hand and Stone never reported complaints of similar behavior when Dorman worked there prior to Massage Envy.