A federal appellate court ruling cemented a road map for other circuits in which states prohibited businesses from requiring customers to show proof of their coronavirus vaccinations. In turn, the ruling set a precedent for future pandemics, according to the lead attorney for the state surgeon general of the Florida Department of Health.

Charles J. Cooper, a partner at Cooper & Kirk in Washington, D.C., said that in response to the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit overturning a preliminary injunction involving plaintiff Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings LTD and his client, defendant Scott Rivkees, the Florida surgeon general.

Charles J. Cooper, a partner at Cooper & Kirk in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo) Charles J. Cooper, a partner at Cooper & Kirk in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)

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