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 Title:            Ex-Worker Sues ORACLE Pres.; Says She Was Fired After A
 
 Source:           DOW JONES NEWS 
 
 Date Published:   20 OCT 1993 
 
 
 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A former worker at software maker Oracle Corp. (ORCL) 
 has sued the president, claiming she was fired after ending their sexual 
 relationship. The lawsuit filed yesterday on behalf of one-time marketing 
 coordinator Adelyn Lee alleges that Lawrence J. Ellison warned she "would 
 leave Oracle" if she ever broke off the 1 1/2-year relationship. Also named 
 in the suit are Oracle and Craig Ramsey, vice president for sales. 
 Yesterday, Oracle officials said they had not seen the suit. This afternoon, 
 an Oracle spokeswoman was not immediately available for comment. Lee said in 
 the suit she was hired in May 1990 as a temporary marketing assistant and 
 became marketing coordinator in less than a year. The suit said her 
 relationship with Ellison lasted from November 1991 to last April. According 
 to the lawsuit, Lee met with Ellison at his home in Atherton on April 16 to 
 tell him she was considering a breakup. "Ellison struggled with (Lee), 
 pulled her into his bedroom and pushed her onto his bed in an effort to 
 force (Lee) to have sexual intercourse," the suit said. Ellison, who founded 
 the computer programming and software company, told Lee during the struggle 
 that "she should have sexual intercourse" with him "or else," it continued. 
 Lee said she was fired five days later. The suit seeks unspecified damages. 
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