US EditionCU Anschutz Medical School to Pay More than $10M to Settle COVID Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit
CU Anschutz agreed to pay $10.3 million to 18 plaintiffs after a court ruled its COVID-19 vaccine mandate was motivated by religious animus, ending its general mandate.
- On Monday, University of Colorado Anschutz agreed to pay more than $10.3 million to settle a lawsuit by students and staff plaintiffs, with both sides seeking dismissal according to the agreement of the parties.
- A federal trial court in Denver repeatedly denied injunction requests, but a 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel reversed, finding plaintiffs alleged the university unconstitutionally denied religious exemption requests.
- The settlement specifies $1,000,000 for attorneys' fees, and CU Anschutz must treat students' and employees' vaccine exemption requests equally, including religious and medical exemptions.
- CU Anschutz has removed its general COVID vaccination mandate for staff and students, while the university said the policy was grounded in science and public-health guidance; the Thomas More Society said some plaintiffs were fired for refusing the vaccine.
- The case, involving 18 plaintiffs, dates to the early vaccine rollout amid the delta variant period and is notable as one of few nationwide awarding money damages, Thomas More Society said.
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