SANTA ANA – An Orange County Superior Court judge today pared down a lawsuit brought by a former maid against Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, throwing out her allegations of emotional distress and invasion of privacy.
But the same judge also ruled that Maria Jimenez – who worked as a full-time housekeeper at the Bryant’s Newport Coast home from September 2007 to March 22, 2008 – can pursue a wrongful discharge claim against the celebrity couple.
Jimenez sued the celebrity couple in March. She alleged the Los Angeles Laker star’s wife “badgered, harassed and humiliated’’ her and also did not provide her with health insurance or pay her overtime.
Superior Court Judge Kirk H. Nakamura ruled Jimenez does not have the grounds to sue for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The judge called the claim “superfluous” because Jimenez already seeks emotional distress damages under a wrongful termination argument.
Nakumura also said the Bryants’ conduct did not violate a basic duty imposed by law on all employers.
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