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A Port Angeles woman was awarded about $1 million  Wednesday by a federal jury that ruled that retail giant Walmart Inc. wrongly fired her from her job as a pharmacist because a medical condition kept her from giving injections.

The Tacoma jury decided that the company should pay 63-year-old Lori Jacobs for its violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Walmart issued a statement, saying the company respects Jacobs, and had tried but not been able to reasonably accommodate her.

Jacobs’ lawsuit says she worked at Walmart’s Port Angeles and Sequim stores from 2007 until 2017, when she was let go.

The company told pharmacists in 2016 they would all need to give injections, which Jacobs’ medical conditions prevented.

While jurors found Walmart had violated the ADA, they decided the company had not violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination.

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