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Greg Carboy and David Johnson obtained summary judgment in federal district court on three separate employment claims filed against a client of the firm.  The case involved two sets of plaintiffs:  two former female employees and a former independent contractor of the defendant company.  Both sets of plaintiffs filed claims of race discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environment based upon separate incidents.  The court held that the claims brought by the two former employees failed to produce enough evidence to negate the defendant's legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for the termination of their employment.  The court further held that the defendant submitted sufficient evidence, as a matter of law, that the plaintiff was an independent contractor, not an employee of the defendant, and thus not entitled to the protections afforded to employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The court granted both summary judgment motions in their entirety, dismissing all claims made against the firm's client.