Cynthia Yelling v. St. Vincent's Health System

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Case Number:

21-10017

Court:

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3442 Civil Rights Employment

  1. October 06, 2023

    11th Circ. Says Black Nurse Can't Reopen Race Bias Case

    The Eleventh Circuit refused to revive a Black nurse's lawsuit claiming she was fired from an Alabama hospital because she reported racist remarks colleagues made about the Obamas and patients, rejecting her argument that the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock decision meant her retaliation claim should have been analyzed differently.

  2. July 26, 2021

    11th Circ. Told To Back Bias Ruling In Hospital's Favor

    An Alabama hospital that fired a Black nurse accused of falsifying a medical record urged the Eleventh Circuit to back a decision in the hospital's favor, saying the employee hadn't shown that a handful of comments from her co-workers constituted race bias.

  3. May 04, 2021

    EEOC Tells 11th Circ. To Back Nurse's Race Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive a Black nurse's race bias suit against an Alabama hospital, saying a lower court erred when it found the nurse hadn't faced severe or pervasive on-the-job harassment.