Magellan Financial Defeats Ex-Worker’s Race Bias Claims at Trial

An Arizona federal jury cleared Magellan Financial & Insurance Services of allegations that it demoted and terminated a Mexican American former employee based on his race and heritage.

Michael Ruiz didn’t provide evidence that the financial services company created a hostile work environment and discriminated against him, according to the May 29 verdict at the US District Court for the District of Arizona.

The jury’s decision came after a seven-day trial in the case, which Ruiz brought in 2023 under Section 1981 of the 1866 Civil Rights Act and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Section 1981 specifically ...