June 25, 2026
Former Detroit Club server Miya Shani Hooks audibly sobbed Thursday as a federal jury found the club and its owner liable for retaliating against three former employees who said they had spoken out against racist treatment of Black guests and staff.
June 24, 2026
A former server and a former bartender at The Detroit Club broke down in tears in a Michigan federal courtroom Wednesday as their attorney emotionally urged jurors to hold the club and its owner liable for allegedly retaliating against them after they complained about what they believed was racist treatment of Black guests.
June 15, 2026
A former Detroit Club contractor told a federal jury Monday that the club's owner repeatedly made racist comments about job candidates, employees and potential customers, including calling one spa manager candidate "too Black" and referring to two Black hostesses with a racial slur involving the N-word.
June 12, 2026
A former Detroit Club bartender wept as his attorney told a Michigan federal jury on Friday that the club's owner threatened his safety, sobriety and real estate career after he spoke out about what he believed was racist treatment of Black guests.
November 01, 2024
A Michigan federal judge has refused to disqualify Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP from representing an upscale Detroit hotel in a retaliation suit filed by three fired employees, but flagged the firm for being "negligent" in its handling of discovery in the case.
April 04, 2024
Former workers at an upscale Detroit hotel suing over their firings urged a Michigan federal judge on Wednesday to sanction the club and disqualify its attorneys at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, alleging it is likely they helped withhold documents and try to intimidate witnesses.