A federal district court partially denied summary judgment to the University of Mississippi Medical Center on a claim of race and national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act brought by a Hispanic plastic surgeon whose employment contract was not renewed, finding that the surgeon presented sufficient evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether UMMC’s stated reason for non-renewal—his alleged inability to collaborate with other surgeons—was pretextual, while granting summary judgment on his retaliation, civil rights, breach of contract, and state constitutional claims.
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