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Eli Lilly resolves lobbyist’s sex discrimination lawsuit

Eli Lilly & Co has resolved a lawsuit filed in March by a former top lobbyist who accused a high-ranking executive and another senior manager of engaging in sexual discrimination, harassment and retaliation against women in its Washington, D.C., office, according to a court filing on Monday. The suit, filed in federal court in Washington by in-house lobbyist Sonya Elling alleged that a Lilly senior vice president, Leigh Ann Pusey, repeatedly demeaned Elling and other women, and eventually forced Elling to resign https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pharmaceuticals-elililly-suit-exc/exclusive-ex-lobbyist-sues-eli-lilly-alleging-sexual-discrimination-harassment-idUSKBN2BJ0KM. Lilly previously has denied the allegations against Pusey.

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