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Labor/Employment

Dec. 12, 2012

Lucasfilm pregnancy discrimination verdict reversed

The 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a jury verdict Monday against Lucasfilm Ltd. in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, giving the film studio a chance to strike back against the $1.2 million in damages it faced.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a jury verdict Monday against Lucasfilm Ltd. in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, giving the film studio a chance to strike back against the $1.2 million in damages and attorney fees it faced.


The 2010 trial pitted plaintiff Julie Veronese, the daughter-in-law of former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto, against the studio of famed Star Wars filmmaker ...

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