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May 12, 2007

'Pregnancy Brain' Comment Ends in $156,000 Settlement

SAN FRANCISCO - A woman who headed the municipal Building Inspection Department received a $156,000 settlement from the city stemming from comments at a public hearing that she was suffering from "pregnancy brain."

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - A woman who headed the municipal Building Inspection Department received a $156,000 settlement from the city stemming from comments at a public hearing that she was suffering from "pregnancy brain."
      The comments were made during an April 2005 confirmation hearing for Amy Lee, who was then the department's assistant director. Lee'...

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