A California health care case worker who claimed he was denied a promotion because a panic disorder prevented him from meeting clients has won $6.5 million in an employment discrimination lawsuit. A Sonoma County Superior Court jury awarded George Alberigi $1.5 million in lost wages and $5 million for pain and suffering and other damages. Alberigi was diagnosed in 1986 with panic disorder and agoraphobia, a fear of public places. He accused the county of bias in failing to accommodate his disability.
March 17, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A Sonoma County, Calif., health care case worker who claimed he was denied a promotion because a panic disorder prevented him from meeting clients won $6.5 million in an employment discrimination lawsuit.
A Sonoma County Superior Court jury awarded George Alberigi, 52, of Forestville $1.5 million in lost wages and $5 million for pain and suffering and other damages.
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