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Yesterday, in one of the largest defamation verdicts ever handed down in Los Angeles County, a jury in LA Superior Court found Georges Marciano, co-founder of Guess? Inc. and 2010 candidate for governor of California, liable for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Five former Marciano employees were awarded a total $370 million dollars - 74 million dollars to each victim.
Attorneys, including Michael Partos and Reeve Segal of Cozen O’Connor, proved to the jury that Marciano falsely accused his former employees of embezz ...