Ninth Circuit Court Revives Oregon Nurse’s COVID Shot Religious Exemption Claim
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a religious discrimination lawsuit filed against PeaceHealth by a registered nurse who was placed on indefinite unpaid leave for refusing the COVID-19 shot.1 The Court of Appeals ruled that the district court was required to read the nurse’s written religious exemption letter before concluding her […]
Supreme Court Bars Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that existing federal law prevents failure-to-warn injury lawsuits in state courts against Monsanto Company by individuals whose health deteriorated from exposure to the company’s glyphosate-containing Roundup weed killer. The decision in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell reversed a Missouri jury verdict awarding plaintiff John Durnell $1.25 […]