BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A state judge has ruled a lawsuit that accuses a Baton Rouge man of putting a hangman's noose in a black colleague's work area in 2008 can moved forward.
State District Judge Mike Caldwell rejected arguments on Monday from attorneys for Reggie Parent and GeoEngineers Inc. that Reginald Drummer's suit did not state a cause of action.
Caldwell, however, agreed with a defense argument that Drummer's suit is vague and he gave Drummer's attorney time to amend the suit.
Parent was arrested under state's new anti-noose law that took effect in August 2008.
The Advocate reports Parent has not been formally charged by prosecutors or a grand jury.
The suit contends Drummer sustained emotional injuries and monetary losses, and seeks an unspecified amount of damages.
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