Legal Opinion
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia v. Ambati
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 21, 2009No. A09A1385PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
Balamurali Ambati, M.D., Ph.D., formerly an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Medical College of Georgia (“MCG”), sued the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia d/b/a MCG (collectively, the “BOR”) for'breach of his employment contract. The suit was based on MCG’s violation of its Rules and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct (the “Rules”). Ambati sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 13-6-11. Following trial, the jury returned a general verdict for $650,000. The BOR appeals from…
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