Legal Opinion
Fallon v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 9, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION No. 16-00834PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PAPPERT, District Judge
Paul Fallon (“Fallon”) opposes vaccines, believing that their benefits are exaggerated and risks minimized. He questions specifically the efficacy of vaccines for influenza as well as the stated number of flu-related deaths and hospitalizations annually in the United States. Fallon was fired by Mercy Catholic Medical Center (“Mercy”) 1 for refusing to obtain a flu vaccination. Before his termination and in support of that refusal, Fallon submitted to.Mercy a letter and twenty-two page essay.
Fallon now sues Mercy for religious discrimination under Title VII of…
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