Sexual harassment; state and federal courts decide standards, scope of tort
Article Abstract:
A number of state and federal courts decided cases on sexual harassment in 1993. A San Francisco federal court ruled high schools where hostile environment sexual harassment takes place ineligible to receive federal funds in Patricia H. v. Berkeley Unified School District. The New Jersey Supreme Court decided the reasonable-person-of-the-same-sex standard was appropriate for sexual harassment cases in Lehmann v. Toys 'R' Us, Inc. The Michigan Supreme Court decided a single incident of harassment was enough for a complaint in Radtke v. Everett but declined to use the reasonable woman standard.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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The British go global: and sometimes head-to-head with Americans
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British law firms' interest in acquiring an international presence is growing. The five largest London firms maintain offices in Brussels as well as financial centers around the world. These five are Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Paines, Freshfields, Lovell White Durrant and Slaughter and May. Many London firms have formed partnerships with foreign ones using such structures as strategic alliances, networks or affiliation agreements.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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