Suit alleges racial bias at Denver Health.(News)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: February 17, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, Rocky Mountain News

A lawyer representing four women who have accused Denver Health Medical Center of racial discrimination says the hospital system needs court-ordered supervision.

"We did everything we could to avoid filing a lawsuit," said Anne Sulton, a lawyer in Olympia, Wash., who is representing the four women. "The people at Denver Health were so arrogant. It was like talking to a rock. They got sued because they think they are above the law and they are not."

Sulton filed suit on their behalf in U.S. District Court in Denver ...

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