Estate of Cavinessv.Atlas Air, Inc.
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Docket No.24-11033
DecidedJuly 10, 2026
Reporter2026 U.S. App. LEXIS
JudgesEleventh Circuit panel; see published opinion.
Tags
CivilEmployment LawTitle VIIReligious AccommodationUndue HardshipCOVID-19 Workplace RulesWrongful Death
Case Summary
Commercial-aviation employees objected on religious grounds to Atlas Air’s pandemic vaccination, testing, and masking policies and sought exemptions under Title VII. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim, holding that the complaint did not plausibly plead a viable employment-discrimination claim against the defendants. The opinion also referred counsel for professional discipline after finding that he filed briefs containing fabricated citations generated by unchecked AI output, a rare appellate decision about lawyer verification duties.
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