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WILLIS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 24152.

504 S.E.2d 648 (1998)

202 W.Va. 413

Susan WILLIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon F. Iskra, Hunt & Lees, Charleston, for Plaintiffs.

Mary K. Buchmelter, Deputy Attorney General, Charleston, for West Virginia Human Rights Commission.

Roger A. Wolfe, Kelly L. Mount, Jackson & Kelly, Charleston, for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Gene W. Bailey, II, Charleston, for James Bragg.

WORKMAN, Justice:

Through certified question, this Court is presented with a case of first impression concerning whether the West Virginia Human Rights Act ("Act"), West Virginia Code § 5-11-1 to -19 (1994 & Supp.1997), recognizes a cause of action for a claim of same-gender sexual harassment. The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that same-sex harassment is actionable under Title VII,1 and we determine similarly that...

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