Another Houston-Area Massage Envy Hit with Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Blizzard Greenberg lawyer: company’s continuing failure to protect women is ‘maddening’

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A massage therapist working at a Houston-area Massage Envy location has filed suit against the company saying a male co-worker sexually assaulted her during a massage.

The case is the latest in a string of sexual assault claims involving Houston-area Massage Envy franchises and parent company, Scottsdale, Arizona-based Massage Envy Franchising. Some of the suits allege an extensive cover-up to protect the brand and ensure that unsuspecting women would not become aware of the risks associated with the company.

“The company has known for years about these kinds of assaults committed by Massage Envy therapists," said trial lawyer Anna Greenberg. “But Massage Envy continuously fails to protect its customers and employees from assault. It’s maddening.”

In the most recent claim, a Houston-area certified massage therapist identified in the suit as M.K., made a massage appointment with a male co-worker, also a massage therapist, in February 2024. After a routine start to the session, the filing says, things took a turn when the man turned M.K. onto her stomach.

According to the complaint, the therapist slid his hand between M.K.’s thighs with his hand facing upwards and groped her genital area. M.K. reported the incident to Massage Envy management and the police. The therapist was eventually terminated from the Clear Lake location.

“He knew what was allowed and what was not allowed, and he intentionally violated my client,” said Ms. Greenberg. “And in doing that, he stole something very significant. Not only did he take away her sense of safety and security, but he also stole her passion for helping others through massage therapy.”

This case is M.K. v Massage Envy Franchising, LLC et al., Cause no. 2024-49915 in Harris County.

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