Legal Opinion
Klaassen v. Atkinson
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided September 28, 2018No. Case No. 13-2561-DDC-KGSPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Daniel D. Crabtree, United States District Judge
This case is a highly contentious employment dispute. Plaintiff Curtis Klaassen, Ph.D., served as a tenured professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center ("KUMC") until KUMC fired him in 2014. Dr. Klaassen brings this lawsuit against KUMC and various current and former KUMC officials. He alleges that defendants retaliated against him because he criticized KUMC for financial mismanagement, a perceived absence of appropriate governance, and other alleged misconduct. Dr. Klaassen asserts a First Amendment *1117retaliation claim, Due Process…
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