Legal Opinion

Lynn Branham v. Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 6, 2012No. 10-2305PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Lynn Branham, a former law professor at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, appeals the district court’s judgments concluding that the tenure granted under her contract does not afford her rights beyond those specified in her employment contract; concluding that the faculty conference process through which her termination was ratified complied with Cooley’s policy and with Michigan law; denying her a jury trial on the issues of whether there was “good cause” for her termination and whether she is due damages; and limiting her available remedy to equity.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Rowe v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1991
  3. James Carter v. Western Reserve Psychiatric Habilitation CenterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  4. Renny v. Port Huron HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Lecarthy Mitchell v. Robin Fankhauser and the Board of Education of Fayette County, KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by45 opinions

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