Respect the results of outside investigations.

• Position: Legal Briefs

A black police officer complained he was subjected to a campaign of harassment and ridicule because of his race over a three-year period. The city eventually hired an outside investigator, whose report concluded the officer was right--and the blame rested with upper management. He sued and the court sent the case to trial. (Johnson v. Halstead, 5th Cir.)

The lesson...