Three annual meetings. Alleged assaults at two. And an arbitration clause that couldn’t contain it
TransDigm’s bid to push its former top lawyer’s harassment claims into private arbitration just hit a wall.
An Ohio appeals court on October 22, 2026 reversed a trial court’s dismissal of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims brought by the aerospace company’s former general counsel - and blocked TransDigm Group Inc. from compelling arbitration on any part of the case.
The former general counsel joined TransDigm in December 2018 and became General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary by February 2023. Her complaint alleged harassment across three annual management meetings.
At the 2021 meeting, an operating unit president allegedly followed her to her hotel room and tried to kiss her. In 2023, a different operating president allegedly insisted on dancing with female employees and only stopped when a male colleague stepped in. Then came 2024: a third operating unit president allegedly choked her from behind, knocked off her hat, kissed her face, and smacked her hip and backside - in front of other employees.
Both the 2021 and 2024 individuals were terminated but received substantial severance despite no contractual entitlement, the complaint alleged.
When she reported the 2024 incident, the co-chief operating officer asked what she had done to cause the assault and noted the individual was “a good president,” according to the filing. When she...
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