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Employers Blog — Update
Jury Awards Colorado Nurse $20 Million in Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
“On August 19, 2025, a jury returned a verdict awarding Donquenick Joppy (“Joppy”) $20,000,000.00 against HCA-Healthone LLC d/b/a the Medical Center of Aurora (“TMCA”) when the jury found TMCA liable for racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“Section 1981”), making it one of the largest awards in a racial discrimination case in recent years.”