Litigation
Mar. 3, 2012
$167 million jury award may be largest of its kind
A physician assistant who alleged sexual harassment and retaliation against her former hospital, Mercy General in Sacramento, won a $167 million verdict.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - A physician assistant who alleged sexual harassment and retaliation against her former hospital employer won a $167 million verdict in what several lawyers said may be one of the largest individual plaintiff employment victories in U.S. history.
The jury awarded Ani Chopourian $3.7 million in economic damages, $39 million in compensatory damages and $125 million in punitive damages - $25 ...
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