Virginian-Pilot


DATE: Sunday, August 17, 1997               TAG: 9708170054

SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A9   EDITION: FINAL 

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IN HAMPTON ROADS 69 DISCRIMINATION ALLEGATIONS FILED IN NORFOLK'S FEDERAL COURT IN 1996:

ILLUSTRATION: Graphic

RACE/ETHNIC

1. Madelon P. Wright vs. Advance Stores Co. Inc. Black cashier

disciplined. Transferred to state court.

2. Allen F. Laudenslager Jr. and Christopher Fitch vs. Loral

Corp. and Loral Aerospace Corp. Black job candidate not hired; white

whistleblower fired. Settled.

3. Pamela A. Briscoe vs. Howard Johnson Franchise Systems Inc.

and three others. Black laundry worker and desk clerk hurts back and

hip; not accommodated; harassed. Settled.

4. Rhonda R. Lillie vs. Lifetouch National School Studios. Black

employee treated unequally; fired. Judge grants summary judgment for

defense.

5. Michael A. Scott vs. Norfolk Southern Corp. and 14 others.

Black employee harassed, transferred, fired. Jury verdict for

defense on discrimination claim.

6. Chris M. Smith vs. Estate of Florence V. Gay. Black woman

harassed. Dismissed by judge.

7. Edward M. Santana vs. James Bishop, Bishop Wall Systems Inc.

and Dryvit Systems Inc. Company won't sell product to black Hispanic

contractor. Voluntarily dismissed.

8. Tony A. King vs. Virginia Department of Agriculture. Black

agriculture inspector harassed and fired. Case sealed.

9. Zia Razzaq vs. Old Dominion University. Pakistani professor

got lesser pay. Dismissed by judge. Refiled in state court.

10. Sherry D. Battle vs. John C. Morrison Jr. and 12 others.

Black bail bondswoman's license suspended. Dismissed by judge.

11. Michael A. Scott vs. Norfolk Southern and four others. Black

employee harassed. Voluntarily dismissed.

12. Iyasha T. Cross vs. Racetrac Petroleum Inc. and Garrick

Carter. Black gas station shift manager harassed, fired. Trial

began, then case settled.

13. Cheryl R. Morrow vs. Professional Hospitality Resources Inc.

Black controller fired. Voluntarily dismissed.

14. Cynthia D. Faulks vs. The Pines Residential Treatment Center

Inc. Black counselor fired. Dismissed by judge.

15. Hazel Jackson, Jason Jackson and Tyeronza Jackson vs. Frank

Koenig and Colonial Run Mobile Home Park. Black family evicted.

Judge grants summary judgment for defense.

16. Carolyn L. Carr and seven others vs. Super 8 Motel Developers

Inc. and three others. Black hotel guests denied room. Jury verdict

for defense.

17. ABBA Janitorial Service Inc. vs. City of Virginia Beach and

Robin S. Kellogg. Minority-owned contractor not given contract.

Settled.

18. Louis M. Johnson vs. City of Norfolk, Carl H. Welch and James

B. Oliver. Black assistant fire chief fired. Judge grants summary

judgment for defense.

19. William Z. Eure vs. Ford Motor Co. Black worker fired for

refusing drug test. Settled.

20. J. Dennis Ned vs. Hercules Inc. Native American plant

controller harassed, denied raise and transfer. Settled.

21. Kenneth C. Scott vs. City of Portsmouth. Black senior

engineer inspector laid off. Settled.

22. Eric Pierre-Louis vs. Boney Wilson & Sons Inc. (Hannaford

Food and Drug Store). Haitian-American grocery associate held to

different standard, demoted. Settled.

23. Maryann Laremont-Lopez vs. Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity

Project. Panamanian-Hispanic career development specialist fired.

Pending.

24. Ralph L. Williams vs. Jewell Painting Inc. Black

painter/blaster fired. Pending.

SEX

1. Sherry A. Bowles vs. Randy Meekins and R.K. Chevrolet. Sexual

harassment of female greeter. Settled.

2. Nadiah A. Dunkin vs. Arrow Services Inc. and Jacqueline A.

Conroy. Female delivery driver harassed by boss. Settled.

3. Ann J. Ousley vs. E.V. Williams Co. Female dump truck driver

harassed; asphalt allergy not accommodated (disability claim). Judge

grants summary judgment for defense on disability claim. Jury rules

for defense on sex claim.

4. Donald J. Shearer Jr. vs. First Hospital Corp. Male counselor

fired. Voluntarily dismissed.

5. Serena S. Carbone vs. East Coast Foods Inc. Female waitress

harassed. Settled.

6. Kathy S. Read vs. Allied Door Controls & Glass Inc. and Albert

J. Newby. Female secretary harassed. Settled.

7. Lana O. McCallum vs. Virginia Power. Female security

specialist at Surry power plant harassed; becomes pregnant, forced

to work X-ray machine; forced to resign. Settled.

8. Amy Askren vs. MTX International Inc. Female housekeeper at

Lynnhaven Mall harassed. Judge grants summary judgment for defense.

9. Brandy C. Chipman vs. Little Caesar Enterprises Inc., Victory

Foods Inc. and Willie J. Young. Female store manager harassed,

fired. Settled.

10. Melody Wolf vs. Household Recovery Services Corp. Female

collection supervisor reports employee harassment; then fired.

Settled.

11. Patricia E. Graham vs. Life Insurance Company of Georgia.

Female sales manager harassed. Settled.

12. Lindian O. Langley vs. Norfolk Public Schools. Female

custodian harassed. Settled.

13. Percilla D. Rudolph vs. Alamo Rent-A-Car Inc. Female

assistant city manager harassed. Voluntarily dismissed.

14. George D. Bolt vs. Norfolk Southern Corp. and Kenneth E.

Williams. Male employee harassed by boss. Judge grants summary

judgment for defense.

15. Dorothy J. Forman vs. Hall Auto World Inc. Female saleswoman

harassed, fired. Voluntarily dismissed.

16. Cynthia K. Thompson and three others vs. Lockheed Martin

Corp. Four female workers denied equal pay and promotions. Settled.

17. Jennifer L. White vs. CMA Construction Co. Inc. Female

secretary harassed, forced to resign. Settled.

18. Leslie W. White vs. Norfolk Southern Corp. Female worker

harassed. Judge grants summary judgment for defense.

19. EEOC vs. Alcaraz, Palanca & Pernites and George S. Alcaraz.

Eight female workers at Wallops Island harassed. Consent decree for

$45,000.

20. Amanda K. Palmer vs. Paragon Steakhouse Restaurants Inc.

(Carver's Creek). Female hostess harassed. Settled.

21. Barbara E. Sykes vs. The Grate Steak Inc. Female manager

harassed. Settled.

22. Julie M. Tingle vs. Chasen's Business Interiors Inc. Pregnant

project manager fired. Pending.

23. Michael and Jennifer Kitchen vs. Virginia Beach School Board.

Seventh-grade female student harassed by male student for nine

months; school officials did not help. Dismissed by judge.

24. Mary Johnson vs. Chesapeake Department of Parks and

Recreation. Female computer operator harassed by crew leaders.

Voluntarily dismissed.

25. Nancy J. Neal vs. Xerox Corp. Female copier repair technician

harassed by supervisor and co-workers. Voluntarily dismissed.

Refiled in 1997.

26. Gerod Stuke vs. Aetna Insulated Wire Co. and 3 others. Black

machine operator not promoted, disciplined, forced to quit. Pending.

DISABILITY

1. Mitchell Smith vs. Professional Hospitality Resources Inc.

(Ramada Hotel). Partly-deaf desk clerk not accommodated. Settled.

2. Louis M. Pace vs. Curtis Industries Inc. Salesman with cancer

has territory cut. Judge grants summary judgment for defense.

3. Charles R. Corrigan vs. William J. Perry. Shipyard worker

hurt, not accommodated. Judge grants summary judgment for defense.

4. EEOC vs. United Air Lines. Worker with multiple sclerosis

denied transfer. Consent decree for $16,000.

5. Johnny R. Riggs vs. Culpepper Radiator Service Inc. Shop

manager with headaches fired. Settled.

6. Joseph S. Eichberger vs. Norfolk Police Department. Officer

with mental illness suspended. Dismissed by judge.

7. David L. Bright vs. Norshipco. Worker hurt on job, fired.

Dismissed by judge.

8. Yvonne Bryant vs. Farm Fresh Inc. Worker with AIDS fired; wife

sues. Voluntarily dismissed.

9. Paul Melvin, Elizabeth Hollowell and The Endependence Center

Inc. vs. City of Virginia Beach and three others. Disabled seek

accommodations at amphitheater. Settled by revising the

amphitheater.

10. Robert H. Whitehurst vs. Old Dominion University and nine

others. Disabled nursing student. Dismissed by judge.

11. George C. Glander vs. Virginia Opera Assn. Production

director with HIV infection fired. Settled.

AGE

1. Danny Ginn vs. Mayrand Pharmaceuticals Inc. Salesman, 49,

fired. Settled.

2. Patrick T. O'Lee vs. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Perfusionist, 51, fired. Judge grants summary judgment for defense.

3. John H. Adams Jr. vs. Greenbrier Oldsmobile-GMC-Volkswagen.

Sales manager with heart problem fired (also disability claim).

Sought unspecified damages. After trial, judge grants defense

verdict.

4. Glenn R. Johnson vs. Settlers Life Insurance Co. Inc. Vice

president, age 57, forced to resign. Transferred to Western

District.

5. John K. Smith vs. Waste Management of Hampton Roads Inc. Older

salesman fired. Settled.

RELIGION

1. Nancy C. Benson vs. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Mary

Schwarga. Nurse refuses to do abortions; fired. Judge grants summary

judgment for defense. Appealed, then settled.

2. Deborah J. Michael vs. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and

Mary Schwarga. Nurse refuses to do abortions; fired. Settled.

3. Cuthrell Brockington vs. Radio Shack and Tandy Corp. Baptist

salesman won't work on Sabbath; fired (race and age claims also).

Dismissed by judge. KEYWORDS: LAWSUITS DISCRIMINATION



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