b'Jennifer Bridges, R.N. takes on the Texas behemoth Houston Methodist HospitalO ne early July morning, I hadJennifersinitialcasetoenjointheinterest in this case and their appeal will the good fortune of meet- Hospitalfromfiringtheplaintiffsreveal more problems with the Hospi-ingJenniferBridges,R.N.was filed in State Court, but Houstontals defense. If the plaintiffsnow ap-asIwaspassingthroughMethodistHospitalimmediatelypellantsfail to prevail in the court of Houstononmywayelsewhere.Forjumped in and asked that the case be re- appeals, then this case will probably go someone who had been recently firedmoved from State Court to Federal courtup to the U.S. Supreme Court and set a from the Houston Methodist Hospital a motion that was granted. Then, onceprecedent for the rest of the nation.becauseofherveryreasonablerefus- transferredtoFederalcourt,thenewTheNationalHealthFederation al to take the COVID-19 experimentalU.S. district court judge, Judge Lynn N.hasreachedouttohelpJenniferand injections that the Hospital mandated,Hughes, evidently an old friend of theherattorneywiththiscase.Already, Jennifer was surprisingly cheerful andHospital,grantedadismissalmotionJennifer has raised six figures with her optimistic. We discussed the status offiled by the Hospital the very next day,GoFundMecampaign;however,do-hercases,herhardworkingandbril- on June 12, 2021. The judge ridiculous- nations are still welcome also through liant Houston attorney Jared Woodfill,ly claimed that the employees were notthe NHF at https://thenhf.com/join-us/and all the avenues for success in herbeing coerced. make-a-donation/. Just be sure to men-litigation. The real story behind the dismiss- tionthatyourdonationisearmarked HoustonMethodistHospitalfiredalisthat,sadly,HoustonMethodistfor Jennifer Bridges, R.N.three hundred employees who refusedHospital has a lot of political weight inWith this case, Jennifer has vaulted tosubmittowhatisnothingmoreTexas and pull with the judges there.intothelimelightnationwideand,in thanadangerousexperimentalinjec- Buttheplaintiffsexpectedthatmuchaddition to her new job, is kept constant-tion. Two hundred of them have sinceat this level. The appellate court, on thely busy fielding calls, text messages, and joined in Jennifers lawsuit. As Jenniferotherhand,isacompletelydifferentemailswhilebalancingallthiswith has argued, the Hospital is forcing itsvenue; and Judge Hughes has the dis- radio and internet appearances and in-employeestobehumanguineapigstinction of having more of his decisionsterviews. But to me, she hardly appears asaconditionforcontinuedemploy- overturned by the appellate court thanto be stressed by it all and is handling ment. And in doing so, the Hospital isany other judge in the State. So, there isitwithanursesprofessionallycalm violating Federal law by subjecting thehope that Jennifer and her co-plaintiffsstyle and demeanor. I could not think employeestoanunapprovedexper- will prevail at that stage. of a better lead plaintiff than Jennifer. imentalmedicalprocedurewithoutMoreover, Jennifer and her attorneyWe are all in good hands here.their consent. have uncovered a number of conflicts of 2021Scott C. TipsH ealtHF reedomN ews /s ummer2021 17'