A 65-year-old Miami woman who was assaulted by a black man while making a delivery for her company sued her employer for worker's compensation on the grounds that she now suffered from stress while working around large, black males. Although the employer argued that setting up a stress-free workplace for the woman would violate civil rights laws, the courts determined she suffered from "post trauma stress disorder" and awarded her $500,000 in permanent disability benefits—$450,000 of which went to her attorney.

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