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In reply to the discussion: Black nurse sues Michigan hospital for honoring patient's racist request [View all]cstanleytech
(28,156 posts)she is likely to have with her case if part of it's based on any claim of financial harm when the incident happened.
Another hurdle is the courts could throw it out due to the issues it could raise where it could prevent patients from deciding on their own treatment which includes having the right not to deal with a specific nurse or doctor not because of their skin color but because the patient thinks they are an asshole.
I know in my own case that I have encountered such doctors and in fact that is why I have not seen an endocrinologist in 8 years because the last one I dealt with was such an asshole.
This year though I finally needed to see one about my diabetes and I choose a women and so far she seems to not give me the "I am a giant asshole" vibe that the last one did.