Georges Marciano Loses Defamation Lawsuit

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jul 29th 2009 at 6:01PM

Guess Jeans co-founder and current California gubernatorial candidate Georges Marciano is going to have a big bill to pay. The LA Times reports that a jury has delivered a big award in the case of five former employees who sued Marciano for defamation. The drama began back in 2007 when Marciano sued the five employees saying that they were stealing his e-mails and other personal information and were part of a conspiracy to sell art and wine from his personal collection.

The employees countersued for harassment and defamation. And this is where it really gets weird. Marciano didn't cooperate with pretrial proceedings or defend himself at the trial. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth White excluded him from court proceedings earlier this year because he had repeatedly failed to show up at depositions. In response Marciano has taken his battle against the judge to his campaign website and blog saying that the judged denied him his rights. He has also sued her in federal court. He will also likely appeal the case.

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