Stew Leonard’s finally settles serial panty thief lawsuit moments before trial was set to begin
Stew Leonard’s has settled a seven-year lawsuit with two former employees who accused the grocery chain of negligence for employing Robert M. Brown, a worker with a history of stealing underwear who broke into their homes. The settlement was reached just before trial, with no details disclosed, after Brown pleaded no contest to burglary charges in 2020. The company had argued the crimes occurred off-duty and off-site, and that it was not obligated to disclose Brown’s criminal history to coworkers.
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Metro Stew Leonard’s finally settles serial panty thief lawsuit moments before trial was set to begin By Daniel Cody Published April 30, 2026, 8:07 p.m. ET Connecticut grocery chain Stew Leonard’s settled a decade-long lawsuit Wednesday over a depraved ex-employee swiping female coworkers’ underwear just as the trial was about to kick off. The popular supermarket brand reached an eleventh-hour settlement with two women who sued the company for negligence in 2019 for employing a convicted burglar with a history of panty theft dating back to his high school years, the Greenwich Time reported. The former worker, Robert M. Brown, of Burlington, broke into the women’s homes and raided their drawers before taking off with bags stuffed full with their undergarments, according to the suit.
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