Ken Strickland-Garcia

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Michigan Federal Court Denies United Healthcare Preemption Bid in...

On Thursday, in the Eastern District of Michigan, Judge Stephen J. Murphy denied United Healthcare a motion to dismiss an action on grounds of preemption brought against the...

Court Rules Ousted Tennessee Legislator has Entitlement to Health...

On Wednesday, in the Middle District of Tennessee, Judge Aleta A. Trauger ruled that ex-Congressman Jeremy Durham of the Tennessee House of Representatives possessed a “statutorily created entitlement...

EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding Whether an Employer Can Mandate...

On Wednesday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance regarding whether an employer may mandate that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination, including employees with disabilities and those...

Ninth Circuit Grants Injunction in COVID-19 Occupancy Case, Says...

On Tuesday, in the Ninth Circuit, an appellate panel, in an opinion authored by Judge Milan D. Smith, ruled that recent Supreme Court precedent mandated that public health...

Court Mandates that Review of Denial of Benefit Claims...

On Tuesday, in the District of Minnesota, District Judge Paul A. Magnuson ruled that the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), not state laws, dictated the standard of...

NY Court Denies Injunction for COVID Data Under Biosurveillance...

On Friday, in the Southern District of New York, Judge Victor Marrero ruled that a federal law mandating that the Department of Health and Human Services issue data on...