Legal Opinion

Helen Brooms, Cross-Appellee v. Regal Tube Company, Copperweld Corporation and Charles Gustafson, Cross-Appellants

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 4, 1989No. 87-2362, 87-2522, 87-2558, 87-2559PublishedCited by 193 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Helen Brooms sued Charles Gustafson, Regal Tube Company, and Copperweld Corporation, for subjecting her to racial and sexual harassment. After a trial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants upon Brooms’ section 1981 racial harassment claims, and the district court found in favor of Brooms upon her Title VII sexual harassment claims. Brooms, Regal Tube, and Copperweld all appeal, alleging that numerous errors were committed resulting in their respective adverse judgments. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

I. BACKGROUND

In April of 1983, Regal…

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