Nayyar v. Mt. Carmel Health Sys. (Summary)

RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

Nayyar v. Mt. Carmel Health Sys., Nos. 2:12-CV-00189, 2:10-CV-00135 (S.D. Ohio June 3, 2013)

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted a health care system’s motion for summary judgment on claims brought by a resident for wrongful termination based on, among other reasons, race and national origin discrimination.  The resident’s claims of discrimination were based on the health care system’s alleged disparate treatment between him and a fellow resident for lying.  The district court found that the resident’s conduct, instructing an unqualified nurse to insert an arterial line, directly implicated patient safety and was more egregious than the fellow resident’s tardiness.  Thus, the court concluded that summary judgment was warranted since the resident could not identify a similarly situated employee who was more favorably treated.