Legal Opinion
Dr. Tontel Obene v. Jackson State University
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided May 9, 2017No. 2015-SA-01766-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, C.J.,'
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Dr. Tontel Obene appeals the order of the circuit court granting summary judgment to Jackson State University (JSU) on her wrongful-termination claim. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2; In September 2009, Dr. Obene was employed by JSU as the lead epidemiológist/evaluator for the Delta Health Project, a research project coordinated by the Mississippi Urban Research Center (MURC), a division of JSU. The project was furided by a five-year grant for HIV prevention from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC provided…
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