Ogilvy Slapped With Suit

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LOS ANGELES A former employee of WPP Group’s Ogilvy & Mather has filed a lawsuit against the agency and Rick Roth, worldwide client services director and president of its West Coast operations, charging, among other things, sexual harassment and unfair business practices, including the overbilling of clients such as Symantec.

Former Ogilvy executive administrator Yvette Dobbie initially filed the complaint on May 5 in State Superior Court in Los Angeles. A more detailed, amended version was filed on July 30.

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