"Last month, Biglaw firm Baker McKenzie filed a defamation lawsuit against a former tax associate, Brooke Radford, alleging Radford made repeated allegations on social media and Reddit - some 100+ of them - falsely accusing a partner of sexually assaulting her and accusing the firm of covering it up. According to that complaint, Radford said she was assaulted by Maurice Bellan (also a plaintiff in the lawsuit) and was terminated by the firm when she turned down the partner's advances."
"According to the new complaint, Radford had a relationship with Bellan's son, Maurice "Reece" Alexander Bellan. Reece ended the two-year relationship shortly before Radford was fired from the firm - Baker McKenzie alleges Radford was fired for misusing the firm credit card, among other issues - and, according to the complaint, that confluence of events led Radford to target Bellan Sr. with her false accusations."
"Disappointed with both outcomes, Ms. Radford sought retribution from the common denominator - Mr. Bellan - by intentionally spreading lies about him to destroy his reputation and the reputation of his firm."
Baker McKenzie filed a defamation lawsuit against Brooke Radford alleging more than 100 social-media posts falsely accused partner Maurice Bellan of sexually assaulting her and claimed the firm covered it up. The original complaint named five unnamed employees alongside the firm and Bellan but was rejected because the unnamed employees lacked permission to use pseudonyms; the complaint was refiled listing only the firm and Bellan. The refiled complaint alleges Radford had a two-year relationship with Bellan's son, Reece, which ended shortly before Radford's termination for alleged misconduct including misuse of a firm credit card. The complaint alleges Radford sought retribution by spreading lies and states the assault allegations are unequivocally false, asserting Bellan never showed romantic or inappropriate attention toward Radford.
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