|
Home |
Business News |
Browse by Publication |
T |
Trial
|
Merchant's racial slurs violated customer's civil rights, N.J. court says.
Publication:
Trial
Publication Date: 01-JAN-04 |
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access |
|
|
|
|
Article Excerpt
A store owner's use of racial epithets constitutes a denial of public accommodation, a New Jersey appeals court ruled in October. (Turner v. Wong, 832 A.2d 340 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2003).) In a case of first impression, the court affirmed the dismissal of two claims arising out of a racially charged verbal exchange, but it reinstated a plaintiff's discrimination claims that she brought under state and federal antidiscrimination statutes.
The plaintiff, a 57-year-old African-American woman, alleged that a store-owner's racial slurs after a disagreement created a hostile atmosphere, which amounted to a verbal denial of service in direct violation of New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and 42 U.S.C.A. [section] 1981. The appellate court reviewed the case after a trial court dismissed all the woman's claims...
|
|
Read the FULL article now -
Try Goliath Business News - FREE!
You can view this article PLUS...
-
Over 5 million business articles
-
Hundreds of the most trusted magazines, newswires, and journals
(see list)
-
Premium business information that is timely and relevant
-
Unlimited Access
|
Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News - Free for 3 Days!
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.
Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication
name or publication date.
About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company
analysis or best practices in managing your organization,
Goliath can help you meet your business needs.
Our extensive business information databases empower business
professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible,
authoritative information they need to support their business
goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting,
company research or defining management best practices -
Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.
|
|
|
