LOS ANGELES JURY AWARDS FORMER UCLA ONCOLOGIST $13 MILLION IN GENDER DISCRIMINATION CASE
March 6, 2018
A Los Angeles jury awarded Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown, a former UCLA oncologist, $13 million in a gender discrimination case on February 15, 2018 after it found that her complaints about disparate treatment due to her gender were valid. Dr. Pinter-Brown alleged that she was forced to take another job after complaining about gender discrimination in the work place. She was the only female in her department for much of her tenure. Her suit alleged that she was often called "a diva" or "angry woman" and even told "everyone hates you." The jury determined that Dr. Pinter-Brown was entitled to $3 million in lost earnings, as well as $10 million in damages for emotional distress.
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