1. What is this case name? Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. 2. What is this case citation? Teresa Harris was sexually harassed by her employer. 3. Who originally sued whom? Plaintiff Teresa Harris filed a lawsuit in federal district court against her former employer, defendant Forklift Systems, Inc. 4. Under what legal theory? claimed that the conduct of Forklift's president toward her constituted "abusive work environment" harassment because of her gender in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 5. What are the four most important facts about this case? a. ____ b. ____
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6. What did the trial court decide? A federal district court found that although Hardy's behavior was offensive, it did not create a hostile work environment. The court held that his conduct did not seriously impact Harris's "psychological wellbeing," and it thus ruled in favor of Forklift Systems. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling. 7. What did the intermediate appellate court decide? 8. What is the main issue that this court had to tackle? 9. What did this court (the one deciding the case you are reading) decide? 10. What is the one main reason this court decided that way?