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Saint Thomas Must Pay $75K to Former Employee Over Religious Accommodation

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 22, 2019

News Type: Legal News

Saint Thomas Health will have to pay $75,000 to a former worker who was fired after refusing a flu shot that would've violated his religious beliefs, the Daily News Journal reports. The employee was terminated in 2015 after not receiving a flu shot, an act that would've infringed upon his Moorish Science Temple of America beliefs. All employees at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital are required to have an annual flu shot, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The federal order issued Thursday says the hospital has 60 days to modify its accommodation policy to ensure employees with sincerely held religious beliefs may appeal a denied accommodation request before being terminated.

Lawsuit Filed Against Waffle House Over Safety During 2018 Shooting

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 22, 2019

News Type: Legal News

A new lawsuit filed against Waffle house claims that the emergency exit at its Antioch location was locked during the April 2018 mass shooting that killed four people, the Tennessean reports. Lawyers for shooting survivor Sharita Henderson filed the suit in Davidson County Circuit Court this month, shortly before the one-year anniversary of the shooting. The suit argues that Waffle House and its franchiser did not do enough to protect its customers and employees from the shooting.

President Trump Sues House Oversight Committee Chair

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 22, 2019

News Type: Congressional News

President Donald Trump today filed a lawsuit against House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Elijah Cummings to block a subpoena of the president's financial records from an accounting firm, Politico reports. In a new court filing, Trump’s attorneys asked for an order to block Cummings’ subpoena to Mazars USA. The Democratic lawmaker is attempting to obtain eight years of the president’s financial records from Mazars, which had asked the committee for a so-called friendly subpoena so that it could comply with the request.

Belmont Mock Trial Team Takes 5th in National Competition

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 22, 2019

News Type: Legal News

The Belmont University College of Law mock trial team recently finished fifth in the American Association For Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy National Competition in Philadelphia. The competition brought 14 regional winners together for four days of competition. In the preliminary rounds, the Belmont team – Jessica Butler, Kathleen Redpath, John Ross Glover and Whitney Culbreath – won two rounds to advance to the quarterfinals. The only two teams that defeated Belmont in the national competition were the teams finishing first and second.

Dickson Attorney Gets 92 Months for Stealing More Than $1 Million from Clients

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 22, 2019

News Type: Legal News

Dickson attorney and community leader Jack Garton has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for stealing more than $1.36 million from the trust funds of clients, the Tennessean reports. Garton, the former mayor of the town of Burns, was sentenced to 92 months in prison after being charged in December 2018 with wire fraud, tax fraud and aggravated identity theft and pleading guilty to all charges, according to U.S. attorney’s office. In addition to stealing from his clients, Garton underreported his earnings to the IRS.