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United States District Court,
Northern District of Florida, Panama City, Florida
See County Courthouse
The United States Courthouse, located in
Panama City, was built in 1978. It is of modern design, constucted
of concrete, and contains several interesting design features.
The courthouse is located on scenic St. Andrews Bay.
The Effects of Litigants' Gender
A recent article by Magnus' Director of Research, Melissa
Pigott, Ph.D. and co-author Linda Foley, Ph.D. examined mock
jurors' perceptions of male to female and female to male sexual
harassment. The article is based on the first experimental
study involving a direct comparison of sexual harassment litigants'
gender. The results demonstrated that mock jurors' liability
and damages decisions were different depending on whether
the plaintiff was a man who was harassed by a woman or whether
the plaintiff was a woman who was harassed by a man. The research
findings reported in the article, published in The Trial
Lawyer, have important implications for all types of cases
in which gender is a key case issue.
Call Magnus for further information or
a copy of the article.
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