Developers of mRNA COVID Shots Spar Over Intellectual Property Rights
Pfizer and BioNTech will have to answer in court to legal claims by Moderna that they copied its innovative messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in the making of their COVID-19 biologic, Comirnaty. The patent infringement lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Dusseldorf in Germany alleges that […]
Temporary Stay of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Continues for Federal Workers
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a change of heart from its Apr. 7, 2022 decision, agreed to hear arguments against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers. The court will hear the matter en banc which means that there will be a full panel of judges convened. This […]
Mask Mandate for U.S. Public Transportation Struck Down by Federal Judge
On Apr. 18, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in the Middle District of Florida struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for people traveling on U.S. public transportation, including planes, trains and buses.1 After the ruling, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confirmed that it will no longer enforce the mask mandate […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers Reinstated by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
On Apr. 7, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana ruled that the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all Federal workers must be reinstated. The 2-1 ruling reversed a lower court order blocking the vaccine mandate for federal workers. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Carl Stewart ordered the lower […]
U.S. District Court Temporarily Stops Washington, DC from Enforcing Minor Consent for Vaccination Act
On Mar.18, 2022, Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction, pending further order from the court, to stop the city’s Minor Consent for Vaccination Act of 2020 (MCA) from being implemented by city officials. At least temporarily, doctors will not be allowed to […]
Coronavirus Testing Company Sued for False Test Results
The Center for COVID Control (”the Center”)—a SARS-CoV-2 testing company based in Illinois— has been sued by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for improperly handling tests and giving out fake results in violation of the Consumer Protection Act. The Center, which has over 300 locations nationwide, received tens of thousands of coronavirus test kits […]