Crandon v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

Plaintiff Joyce Crandon brought this action after she was discharged from her position as general counsel for the Office of the State Banking Commissioner (OSBC). Plaintiff had reported to the FDIC alleged violations of federal and state law committed by the Deputy Commissioner, Judi Stork. Plaintiff alleged a common-law whistle-blowing retaliatory discharge claim, a claim for violation of K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 75-2973, and a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) claim for violation of her First Amendment right to free speech. Plaintiff later sought to amend…