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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona reached a settlement Wednesday with the operators of a defunct behavioral health facility in Casa Grande accused of discriminating against a resident with HIV.
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In 2024, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Olive Branch Assisted Living, its parent companies and its owner, after a resident claimed that she was forced out of the Casa Grande facility once they learned of her HIV diagnosis.
After the resident filed a complaint with the state, defendants allegedly retaliated and threatened her with a countersuit, according to Mayes’ office. They went on to file the suit, but it was later dismissed, Arizona’s Family previously reported.
The operators also revealed the individual’s medical diagnosis to the facility’s other residents, according to the lawsuit filed by Mayes’ office.
As part of the settlement, the defendants agreed to pay more than half a million to the individual and $15,000 to the state of Arizona as a civil penalty.
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The defendants no longer operate in the state of Arizona and deny the allegations.
Mayes brought the suit under the Arizona Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disabilities and any actions that could coerce, intimidate or interfere with someone’s fair housing rights.
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