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$29.4M Verdict in Hotel Sexual Assault Lawsuit: A Wake-Up Call for Hospitality Industry

$29.4M Verdict in Hotel Sexual Assault Lawsuit: A Wake-Up Call for Hospitality Industry

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Anmol Tiwari
September 5, 2024
$29.4M Verdict in Hotel Sexual Assault Lawsuit: A Wake-Up Call for Hospitality Industry

Hillary Cranford, as Conservator to A.B., a Minor v. PeachState Hospitality, LLC

Case Background

On March 29, 2022, Plaintiff Hillary Cranford, as Conservator to a.b., a Minor filed a Hotel Sexual Assault lawsuit in the Georgia State, Henry County, State Court (Case number: 502022CA005480). Judge Chaundra Lewis presided over the case.

Cause

In November 2021, a horrific series of events unfolded at a Residence Inn by Marriott in McDonough, Georgia, managed by PeachState Hospitality LLC. The incident involved a 13-year-old girl who was staying at the hotel with her family during home renovations. What should have been a temporary, safe haven turned into a nightmare when Eareon Williams, a 26-year-old housekeeper employed by the hotel, repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped the minor on the hotel premises. Williams, whom PeachState Hospitality had hired just two months prior to the incident, obtained a master key to the hotel rooms. Hotel management failed

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