Ruschenberg v. Eliason
Annotate this CaseMegan Ruschenberg, Jessica Cornelius, and Heather Rensch (collectively, Appellants) were employees at two businesses that sold adult movies, clothing, and other sexual products. Keith Johnson was a majority owner of the businesses, and David Eliason was a minority owner and helped to manage both businesses. Each Appellant alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Eliason during her employment. Ruschenberg was allegedly raped by Eliason, which resulted in a pregnancy and an abortion. Appellants filed complaints against Eliason and the businesses (together, Defendants), alleging several causes of action. The jury returned a verdict for Defendants. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying Appellants’ motion in limine to exclude evidence of Ruschenberg’s abortion or in denying Appellants’ motion for a mistrial based on Johnson’s statements at trial.
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