Update in the Rob Lowe nanny case
August 1, 2008 by Wendy Boswell
You might remember that Rob Lowe’s former nanny is suing him for all sorts of fun stuff, including sexual harassment. Well, the judge threw out a whole bunch of complaints on both sides, so there is some progress there. Here’s the official lowdown:
For Gibson, the judge ruled that Lowe could not pursue his defamation claims against her because the 24-year-old former nanny is protected under laws allowing people to protest alleged workplace conditions. Three other claims also were tossed.
“This is a huge victory for us today,” said Gibson’s lawyer, Gloria Allred. “We look forward to continuing with our sexual harassment suit against the Lowes.”
But for Lowe’s side the judge threw out Gibson’s claim that the actor retaliated against her. Previously, the judge dismissed two of Gibson’s other claims against Lowe.
“We didn’t lose anything today,” Lowe attorney Larry Stein told PEOPLE. “I’m delighted with the dismissal we won, and in essence, our lawsuit against Gibson remains totally intact.” – people.com
So basically, in other words, the court case is going to drag on until eternity and back. Which side do you think is going to win?
