Sayaka Kobayashi worked as an assistant to Hideaki Otaka, who served as president and chief executive of Toyota Motor North America. Kobayashi filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the top executive claiming he made repeated unwanted sexual advances. She claimed Otaka arranged travel and office schedules so that they would be alone together, required her to accompany him to social functions and groped her on separate occasions. Kobayashi sought $40 million in damages for emotional distress and injury to her reputation, as well as $150 million in punitive damages. Toyota has reached an undisclosed settlement with Kobayashi. (Aug-04-06)
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