Platt v. Kansas State University

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 110,179 RACHEL K. PLATT, Appellant, v. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. When a district court has granted a motion to dismiss, an appellate court must accept the facts alleged by the plaintiff as true, along with any inferences that can reasonably be drawn therefrom. 2. Retaliatory discharge is an actionable tort recognized by the common law of Kansas. 3. The elements of a prima facie claim for the tort of retaliatory discharge in the workers compensation context are: (1) The plaintiff filed a claim for workers…