Facts

Plaintiffs Richard Anderson, Michal Lynch and Dyan Wirt claim they were fired from their jobs because they were not Native Americans. The plaintiffs brought suit against defendants American Indian Health Services and Maria Elizabeth Cordero on an employment discrimination theory.

Defendants admit the plaintiffs had no negative marks on their personnel files, but contended that the plaintiffs were at-will employees could be fired for any time, for any or no reason at all. Defendants also contended that the employees hired to replace the plaintiffs were not Native Americans, except for one who did not make it past the probationary period.

Result

$384,000 to plaintiff, including $144,800 compensatory damages for Anderson and smaller amounts to other plaintiffs.