Politics & Government
Lucas Ordered to Pay in Discrimination Lawsuit
Worker said she was fired because of pregnancy.
A Marin County jury found that filmmaker George Lucas's Lucasfilm Ltd. discriminated against a pregnant women it had hired to manage his San Anselmo compound when a job offer she had accepted was reneged.
The jury awarded Julie Veronese of San Francisco $113,800 after reaching its verdict after more than two days of deliberations.
Lucasfilm has denied any wrong doing.
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The trial in Marin County Superior Court in San Rafael included testimony from Lucas and his property manager, Sarita Patel. The award included $93,800 for lost wages and $20,000 for emotional distress.
San Francisco attorney Angela Alioto, Vernonese's mother in law, said she will seek $1.2 million in attorney fees from Lucasfilm.
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