California's state Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered paralegal Elisabeth Saret-Cook to pay appellate specialist Clifford Woosley and his former Los Angeles-based firm $1.4 million in damages and attorneys fees for a campaign of terror that would make Glenn Close's character in Fatal Attraction blush. As the result of a brief but spectacularly failed office romance with Saret-Cook, Woosley lost his $250,000-a-year partnership, his house and 30 pounds. His lawyer calls it a "dreadful case."
September 17, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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It’s hard to decide whether appellate specialist Clifford Woosley is more suited to serve as the crown prince of Pyrrhic victories or as a real-life Fatal Attraction icon.
The state Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered paralegal Elisabeth Saret-Cook to pay Woosley and his former Los Angeles-based firm of Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett $1.4 million in damages and attorneys fees for a campaign of terror that would make Glenn Close’s character in Fatal Attraction blush.
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