"Plaintiff's body is his temple and no one can tell him what to do with it or what to put on it," Ryan Manning claimed in his suit against Whole Foods.
A district court judge dismissed a Boston-area man's complaint that Whole Foods Markets Group's mask policy violated his religious beliefs, with claims that masks "are part of a satanic ritual" and that he "cannot slowly commit suicide by lowering his immune system and depriving himself of oxygen."
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Allison Dunn
Allison Dunn is a reporter on ALM's Rapid Response desk based in Ohio, covering impactful litigation filings and rulings, emerging legal trends, controversies in the industry, and everything in between. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @AllisonDWrites.
