Jury issues verdict for trucking firm in harassment suit by black employee.
Plaintiff's attorney Thomas G. Halloran of Milwaukee has moved for a new trial. Plaintiff Alleged Years of Harassment. According to his amended complaint, the first of many hangman's nooses was hung from the beams of the loading dock where he worked in October 1989 and similar nooses appeared every few months during his tenure with the company. He repeatedly complained to supervisors, who allegedly failed to take action. In June 1991, a white co-worker allegedly hit Lowe in the chest and later pointed a gun at him and another black employee as they were walking in the company parking lot.