Stew Leonard’s Settles Lawsuit Over Employee's Theft of Coworkers' Underwear
Connecticut-based grocery chain Stew Leonard’s has reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving a former employee, Robert M. Brown, who was accused of stealing underwear from female coworkers. The lawsuit, filed in 2019, accused the company of negligence for employing Brown, a convicted burglar with a history of similar offenses. The settlement was reached just before the trial was set to begin, and the details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Brown had previously been arrested for similar crimes dating back to his high school years and was convicted of child pornography, leading to a prison sentence. In 2020, he pleaded no contest to two counts of third-degree burglary related to the thefts from his coworkers and was sentenced to two years in prison and five years of probation. 
