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A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system over its requirement that all of its staff be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Houston Methodist Hospital system ...
Jamie Leigh Jones is a former KBR employee who accused her co-workers of drugging and gang-raping her in Iraq in 2005. She sued KBR and the U.S. government, but lost the case in 2011 after a jury found the sex consensual.
Jared Woodfill is a Texas lawyer and former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party. He is known for his socially conservative views and activism, including his opposition to the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and his involvement in the Pressler scandal.
The dismissal comes after 178 staffers who declined to get the vaccine were suspended by Houston Methodist, which had instituted a June 7 deadline for employees to receive the shots.
Learn about the history, demographics, and culture of the Fifth Ward, a community of Houston, Texas, derived from a historical political district. The Fifth Ward has been home to diverse ethnic groups, including Irish, Jews, Germans, Italians, and African-Americans, and has faced challenges such as poverty, violence, and urban renewal.
Nearly 25,000 of Houston Methodist's staff members have been fully inoculated against the coronavirus as part of a vaccination requirement announced in April, but a small number is holding out.
Valaris Limited is the world's largest offshore drilling and well drilling company, with 52 rigs and a history of acquisitions and restructurings. It was founded in 1975 as Blocker Energy and has operated under various names, including Ensco, EnscoRowan, and Valaris.
Halliburton's shares were down 1.1% premarket. The incident had caused disruptions and limited access to portions of its business applications, the Houston-based company said.