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Black Guest Ousted from Doubletree Hotel Sues for $10M

PORTLAND, Ore. — A hotel guest whose lawyers say he was ousted from a DoubleTree hotel in Oregon for “calling his mother while black” from his cellphone in the hotel lobby is seeking $10 million in a lawsuit. The lawsuit …

Former Mississippi Bailiff Awarded $65K in Retaliation Case

A federal jury has awarded $65,000 to a former Tupelo Municipal Court bailiff, finding that the city forced her out of the job in retaliation after she filed a discrimination charge. The week-long trial before U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock …

Minnesota City Settles Firefighter Suit for $528K

The city of St. Paul, Minn., has settled a firefighter’s discrimination claim for nearly $530,000. William Eldredge hasn’t fought a fire in about seven years because of diminished eyesight. He said the city tried to transfer him into a lower-paying …