Denver

Minorities Say Denver Job Tests Discriminated; Seek $18 Million

Hundreds of black and Latino job applicants have accused Denver of discriminating against them by giving them an employment test that was not validated and that favored non-minorities. The city admits that the test discriminated in eight of 21 job classifications, so the federal trial that began Monday mostly revolves around the amount of damages claimed by more than 900 plaintiffs. Plaintiff …


Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Needle Swapping Case at Swedish Hospital

DENVER – A health scare at a metro Denver hospital has now resulted in a class action lawsuit against the facility’s parent company. Investigators say what happened inside an operating room at Swedish Hospital has put thousands of people at possible risk for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. Surgical technician Rocky Allen is accused of taking a syringe filled with Fentanyl and then putting …