Mandatory arbitration in the securities industry: Efficiency at the cost of justice for all? From: Journal of Corporation Law | Date: April 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright University of Iowa, College of Law Spring 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

I. INTRODUCTION

Christine Litaker was an African-American administrative assistant working for Lehman Brothers, one of the major brokerage houses in the United States.1 Because of her gender and race, her boss regularly called her a "black bitch,"2 and other employees

frequently u sed the term "lazy nigger."3 Moreover, one senior vice president constantly touched her and also grabbed other female employees.4 After years of blatant sexual harassment, Lehman Brothers fired Litaker the week her maternity leave was set to begin, despite an "excellent" performance evaluation.5 Litaker ...

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