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Oct. 21, 2025

Jury backs Disney in actor Rockmond Dunbar vaccine lawsuit

Los Angeles jury ruled for Disney's 20th Century Television, rejecting actor Rockmond Dunbar's claim he was unlawfully fired from "9-1-1" over religious objections to the studio's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Jury backs Disney in actor Rockmond Dunbar vaccine lawsuit
Maria C. Rodriguez of McDermott Will & Schulte LLP

A Los Angeles jury sided with Disney's 20th Century television studio, rejecting actor Rockmond Dunbar's claim that the company violated his religious rights and wrongfully fired him from the show "9-1-1" over his refusal of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

The studio was represented by McDermott Will & Schulte LLP and led at trial by firm partner Maria C. Rodriguez.

In a statement shared by the company's attorneys, 20th Television said: "We are ...

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