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Two former employees have voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against the family office of Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons, which alleged forced overtime and mistreatment at the hands of “incompetent” colleagues involved in sexual relationships with Blank and other supervisors.

In a one-page notice filed on Friday, former flight attendants Adele Pearson and Samantha Carlisle chose to drop the case against AMBFO LLC without providing a reason. Their lawsuit, originally filed in Georgia federal court in October, had accused the company of wrongly denying them overtime pay and forcing them to work long hours, including handling additional duties due to the incompetence of some co-workers.

Pearson and Carlisle claimed that some employees were hired and retained for their alleged romantic relationships with Blank and senior staff members at AMBFO. According to the lawsuit, the women were often required to cover for these workers, who were not performing their jobs adequately.

The plaintiffs stated that AMBFO’s two private aircraft typically flew around 400 hours annually, necessitating extensive work hours from Pearson and Carlisle. In 2023, the flight attendants were assigned an average of 21 “duty days” per month, some months even reaching 26. They were expected to perform preflight tasks, such as preparing menus, picking up provisions, and running personal errands for Blank and his family, often starting five hours before arriving at the hangar. After flights, they would spend an additional hour and a half on postflight duties, including cleaning the aircraft.

Though new staff members were eventually hired to assist, Pearson and Carlisle argued these new hires were incapable of performing basic tasks. Two of the new employees allegedly kept their jobs due to their romantic relationships with Blank and the company’s aviation director, but both were criticized for their poor job performance, forcing the plaintiffs to take on even more work.

AMBFO did not respond to the lawsuit in court, according to records. The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning it can be refiled in the future if the plaintiffs choose to pursue further legal action.

Pearson and Carlisle are represented by Alex Meier of Lee Meier LLC, while counsel information for AMBFO was not immediately available.

The case is identified as Pearson et al. v. AMBFO LLC, case number 1:24-cv-04751, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.