Overview

• Judge Daniel M. Crowley ruled that four employment discrimination counts under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act were time-barred for failure to file a timely administrative complaint.
• Six causes of action remain in Asta Jonasson’s suit, including sexual battery, wrongful termination, two labor-code retaliation claims, negligent supervision and retention, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
• Jonasson alleges that Diesel forcibly pulled her onto a bed, groped her breasts and legs, and masturbated during a September 2010 hotel stay in Atlanta before firing her the next day.
• The lawsuit proceeds under California’s 2023 Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act, which revived certain expired sexual assault claims dating back to 2009.
• Vin Diesel’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, denies the allegations and vows to present irrefutable evidence, while Jonasson’s counsel, Matthew T. Hale, pledges to vigorously pursue the remaining claims.