Another Houston-Area Massage Envy Hit with Sexual Assault Lawsuit
2024年8月7日 - 4:21AM
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Blizzard Greenberg lawyer: company’s continuing
failure to protect women is ‘maddening’
A massage therapist working at a Houston-area Massage Envy
location has filed suit against the company saying a male co-worker
sexually assaulted her during a massage.
The case is the latest in a string of sexual assault claims
involving Houston-area Massage Envy franchises and parent company,
Scottsdale, Arizona-based Massage Envy Franchising. Some of the
suits allege an extensive cover-up to protect the brand and ensure
that unsuspecting women would not become aware of the risks
associated with the company.
“The company has known for years about these kinds of assaults
committed by Massage Envy therapists," said trial lawyer Anna
Greenberg. “But Massage Envy continuously fails to protect its
customers and employees from assault. It’s maddening.”
In the most recent claim, a Houston-area certified massage
therapist identified in the suit as M.K., made a massage
appointment with a male co-worker, also a massage therapist, in
February 2024. After a routine start to the session, the filing
says, things took a turn when the man turned M.K. onto her
stomach.
According to the complaint, the therapist slid his hand between
M.K.’s thighs with his hand facing upwards and groped her genital
area. M.K. reported the incident to Massage Envy management and the
police. The therapist was eventually terminated from the Clear Lake
location.
“He knew what was allowed and what was not allowed, and he
intentionally violated my client,” said Ms. Greenberg. “And in
doing that, he stole something very significant. Not only did he
take away her sense of safety and security, but he also stole her
passion for helping others through massage therapy.”
This case is M.K. v Massage Envy Franchising, LLC et al., Cause
no. 2024-49915 in Harris County.
About Blizzard Greenberg, PLLC
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