Valerie Kloosterman v. Metropolitan Hospital, et al

  1. February 06, 2025

    6th Circ. Explores Avenues For Keeping Pronoun Suit In Court

    The Sixth Circuit zeroed in on nuances Thursday in a case brought by a physician's assistant who said she was unlawfully fired for refusing to use transgender and nonbinary patients' preferred pronouns, delving into various legal theories that might warrant keeping her religious bias suit out of arbitration.

  2. February 03, 2025

    6 Argument Sessions Bias Attorneys Should Watch In Feb.

    The full Eleventh Circuit will tackle a high-profile legal fight over a Georgia county health plan's coverage exclusion for gender dysphoria treatment, while the EEOC is scheduled to appear at the Fifth and D.C. circuits to back up arguments made in amicus briefs. Here are six argument sessions discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on this month.

  3. August 08, 2024

    Kansas, Nebraska Urge 6th Circ. To Block Arb. In Pronoun Suit

    A former physician assistant shouldn't have to arbitrate her suit claiming she was fired over religious objections to the use of patients' preferred pronouns, Kansas and Nebraska told the Sixth Circuit, arguing the worker can't be forced to litigate constitutional and civil rights claims behind closed doors.