News Release
For Immediate Release: 3.19.25
Contact: Peyton Drew, media@firstliberty.org
Direct: 972-941-4453
Former CVS MinuteClinic Nurse Practitioner Reaches Settlement in Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Agreement ends federal lawsuit alleging religious discrimination for firing Gudrun Kristofersdottir after she asked for accommodation
West Palm Beach, FL—First Liberty Institute and Boyden Gray PLLC today announced they reached a settlement with CVS Health Corporation and MinuteClinic, L.L.C. on behalf of Gudrun Kristofersdottir, a nurse practitioner in Florida who sought a religious accommodation from prescribing contraceptive medication. Terms of the settlement were not made public.
“We are happy to announce that we were able to reach a resolution of the case,” said Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel at First Liberty Institute. “Gunna is pleased with the settlement.”
A federal lawsuit was filed in January 2023. The complaint alleged Gudrun Kristofersdottir, a nurse practitioner at a CVS MinuteClinic in Tequesta, Florida, was granted a religious accommodation from prescribing contraception for over seven years. On the rare occasion a patient asked for such a prescription, she referred them to another CVS MinuteClinic provider who satisfied the request. According to the Complaint, in August 2021, CVS announced that it was revoking all religious accommodations that allowed providers to refrain from prescribing these drugs. The settlement comes after Judge Robin L. Rosenberg denied cross-motions for summary judgment in January of 2025.
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