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TUTMAN v. WBBM-TV, INC./CBS, INC.

No. 99-2366.

209 F.3d 1044 (2000)

Robert TUTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WBBM-TV, Inc./CBS, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne Owens (argued), Owens & Associates, Robert Tutman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Debbie L. Berman (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION, KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

CBS producer Robert Vasilopulos testified that "it was simply a joke" when he told Robert Tutman, an African-American CBS cameraman, about a comedic movie called Niggers with Hats and parroted a phrase from the movie by telling Tutman to "[g]et the fuck out of the office before I pop a cap in your ass." Tutman, however, viewed the comment as a serious death threat and lodged a formal harassment complaint with their employer WBBM-TV, Inc...

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