October 09, 2024
Counsel for a former Novant Health Inc. executive who won $4.3 million after accusing the company of firing him during a diversity push because he was white got $154,000 in attorney fees for successfully defending the award on appeal, slightly less than what was requested.
April 10, 2024
An attorney representing a former Novant Health executive should receive about $140,000 after prevailing on claims that his client was fired for being white amid a diversity push, the healthcare network said, urging a North Carolina federal judge to reduce the ex-executive's request for about $152,000 in attorney fees.
August 11, 2022
A North Carolina federal judge on Thursday slashed a $10 million verdict awarded to an ex-Novant Health executive after a jury found he was fired for being a white man as the medical system tried to diversify its workforce, putting damages in line with Title VII's limit.
February 22, 2022
A former Novant Health executive took aim at the health network's attempts to persuade a federal judge to unravel a $10 million trial win in his suit alleging he was fired for being a white man, arguing that the evidence backed the jury verdict, and sanctions were uncalled for.
February 02, 2022
Novant Health pushed a North Carolina federal judge to wipe out a former executive's $10 million trial win in a case claiming he was fired for being a white man and also sanction him for misleading jurors in order to "inflame" them.
December 15, 2021
A Black worker’s $137 million discrimination verdict against Tesla grabbed the headlines in 2021, but a $10 million award for a white executive fired by Novant Health also caught lawyers' attention. Here's a look back at two high-profile losses for employers in race bias cases.
October 27, 2021
A North Carolina federal jury on Tuesday awarded $10 million to an ex-Novant Health executive who accused the medical network of firing him for being a white male as it sought to diversify its workforce.