Jennings v. Board of Curators of Missouri State University

Mary Ann Jennings (“Plaintiff’), a tenured faculty member at Missouri State University (“MSU”), initially sued MSU for age discrimination and retaliation (“Jennings I”). She later sought leave to file an amended petition adding two more counts for (1) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and (2) a declaratory judgment and other relief per Missouri’s Administrative Procedure Act (“MAPA”).1 The trial court denied Plaintiffs request.

With Jennings I still pending, Plaintiff filed her new claims as a separate two-count action in the same court (“Jennings II”). MSU moved to…