Overview

• On June 3, Judge Daniel M. Crowley ruled that four employment discrimination counts under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act were time-barred for missing the one-year administrative-filing deadline
• Six causes of action remain active against Diesel, including sexual battery, wrongful termination for resisting alleged advances, two statutory retaliation claims, negligent supervision and intentional infliction of emotional distress
• Asta Jonasson’s 2023 suit revives her 2010 assault allegations through the Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act, which extends filing rights for older sexual-abuse claims
• Bryan Freedman, Diesel’s attorney, denied the surviving allegations as “fictitious” and pledged to present irrefutable evidence to refute them
• Matthew T. Hale, representing Jonasson, said the ruling did not address the facts of the remaining claims and confirmed his client’s commitment to pursuing justice