Thomas v. Cook Children's Health

  1. September 15, 2023

    5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Black Surgeon's Race Bias Suit

    The Fifth Circuit refused to reinstate a Black ex-hospital surgeon's race bias challenge to a hospital's decision to put him on a coaching plan after 19 complaints were lodged against him from patients and staff, saying he hadn't shown racism was the motivating factor.

  2. July 11, 2023

    5th Circ. Mulls Lengthy Record In Black Surgeon's Bias Suit

    A Fifth Circuit panel prodded a Black surgeon and a Texas hospital Tuesday for the details of the doctor's fact-heavy lawsuit alleging he was ousted based on years of racially motivated and unsubstantiated staff complaints.

  3. July 03, 2023

    Discrimination Attys Should Watch These 6 Arguments In July

    In July, the Fifth Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a race and sex bias case by an ex-employee against aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, while the First Circuit will hear a sexual harassment case by a former dental professor at Tufts, and a worker who was fired after receiving in vitro fertilization treatments will make her plea to the Third Circuit. Here, Law360 previews six upcoming argument sessions that employment discrimination lawyers should keep tabs on.