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Posted at 1:48 PM on July 10, 2010 by Regan Zambri & Long

Lucasfilm Lost Case Over Pregnancy Discrimination

The Associated Press reported, the company founded by ''Star Wars'' creator George Lucas has lost a pregnancy bias suit filed by a woman who contended a job offer was subsequently withdrawn when she disclosed she was pregnant. The jury awarded Julie Veronese $113,800 in damages after hearing all of the evidence. The jury awarded Ms. Veronese $93,800 for lost wages and $20,000 for emotional distress. It rejected a request for punitive damages.

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