{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"cheri-nabil-elhalawany-md-and-lien-pham-russell-md","displayName":"Cheri Nabil El-Halawany, M.D. and Lien Pham Russell, M.D.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87135:undated","opinionId":"df5ff88e-7205-5a29-aee9-c968897fb813","slug":"cheri-nabil-el-halawany-md-and-lien-pham-russell-md-v-the-childrens-mercy-d87135","caseName":"Cheri Nabil El-Halawany, M.D. and Lien Pham Russell, M.D.\nvs. \nThe Children's Mercy Hospital","caseNumber":"WD87135","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Drs. Cheri Nabil El-Halawany and Lien Pham Russell sued The Children's Mercy Hospital (CMH) for unlawful employment discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act, alleging discrimination based on race, national origin, and sex/gender after being involuntarily assigned to a different clinic. The trial court granted summary judgment for CMH, finding the doctors failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the doctors did not suffer an adverse employment action and that CMH complied with summary judgment electronic filing rules.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","summary-judgment","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=221295","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/cheri-nabil-el-halawany-md-and-lien-pham-russell-md-v-the-childrens-mercy-d87135","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employment","text: discrimination"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"medical-malpractice","label":"Medical Malpractice","href":"/practice-areas/medical-malpractice","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: hospital"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/medical-malpractice"}],"role":"appellant"}]}