A person who alleged in a lawsuit that he was fired from a hospital system as a result of he’s a white man has been awarded a $10 million verdict by a North Carolina jury, based on court docket paperwork.
David Duvall of Michigan sued Novant Well being, Inc. in 2019 after he was fired as senior vice chairman of selling and communications the earlier yr.
Duvall stated within the go well with that he was terminated with out trigger “as a part of an intentional marketing campaign to advertise range in its administration ranks” and that he was fired as a result of his intercourse and gender.
Novant Well being, which relies in Winston-Salem, has denied these allegations. It has stated in court docket filings that he was fired for poor efficiency and the delegation of vital duties to subordinates.
“We’re extraordinarily disenchanted within the verdict, as we consider it isn’t supported by the proof offered at trial, which incorporates our motive for Mr. Duvall’s termination,” a Novant Well being spokesperson stated in an announcement. “We are going to pursue all authorized choices, together with enchantment.”
Duvall, employed in 2013, stated he was fired shortly earlier than his fifth anniversary on the firm and was changed by a Black girl and a white girl. He argued discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Luke Largess, Duvall’s lawyer, advised NBC Information that the previous government was fired days earlier than his fifth anniversary when he could be entitled to larger severance.
“The message is to not abandon range and inclusion, it is to do it legally,” Largess stated.
A federal jury trial was held this month, and the decision was handed down Tuesday, based on court docket information.
The decision type says the jury discovered that Duvall’s race or intercourse was a motivating issue within the termination, based on on-line federal court docket information.
