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246 F.2d 425 (4th Cir., 1957)

This case outlawed racial segregation in public recreational facilities in the South. The City of Greensboro had prohibited African-Americans from playing golf on a public golf course. Although this case dealt with the constitutional right of African-Americans to play golf on a public golf course, the court decision was much broader and opened up public recreational facilities to all Americans regardless of race.

79N.C. App. 483, 340 S.E.2d 116 (1986)

This case allowed women to sue for sexual harassment based on intentional infliction of emotional distress. This was the first sexual harassment case in North Carolina. When Plaintiff April Cornatzer's case was tried before a jury in Forsyth County in 1986, the jury awarded her a verdict of $900,000.

246 F.2d 425 (4th Cir., 1957)

In this medical malpractice-wrongful death lawsuit in Hertford County, the jury ruled for the Estate and awarded $4 million dollars, which was the largest jury verdict in the history of Hertford County.

326 N.C. 356, 388 S.E.2d 769 (1990).

A jury in Rockingham County returned a verdict in favor of the Plaintiff in a sexual harassment case. The corporation appealed to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the Judgment. The verdict was also upheld at the North Carolina Supreme Court