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| September 17, 1999 | L.M. Sixel | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Sep. 18 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Charlie Thomas Ford in federal court on Friday for alleged discrimination based on race and natural origin, contending that a black salesman from Nigeria was continually referred to as "Ebola virus."

There wasn't a day that the salesman, James Eboka, wasn't called "Ebola" or "Ebola virus" by co-workers and supervisors, said Ned Gill III, Eboka's lawyer.

The Ebola virus can be spread by human contact and can lead to death within a few weeks. It is found mostly in east, central and southern Africa.

AutoNation, owners of Charlie Thomas Ford, ...

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