11th Circ. Says Atty's Racist Remark Can't Buoy Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson · April 10, 2026, 6:36 PM EDT

The Eleventh Circuit backed the dismissal of a bias suit by a Black legal assistant for Cole Scott & Kissane PA who claimed an attorney likened her to a slave, saying Friday...

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Case Information

Case Title

Dorival v. Cole, Scott & Kissane et al

Case Number

0:25-cv-60070

Court

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

January 10, 2025


Case Title

Marie Dorival v. Cole, Scott & Kissane, et al

Case Number

25-11224

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

April 14, 2025