In the case of Fredieu v. Case W. Res. Univ., 2021-Ohio-1953, the Eighth District Court of Appeals found that a professor did not establish an appropriate factual basis for his breach of contract claim and the university’s decision not to award the professor tenure was proper.
Here, the professor argued that the University breached multiple employment contracts by failing to provide adequate funding for the professor to perform research and the lack of research as a result of the lack of funding is the basis for tenure being denied.
The University argued that it was not contractually obligated to provide research funding, and even if it was obligated to provide such, the professor could not establish that the lack of funding is the only reason tenure was denied. The Court agreed and upheld the lower court decision, ruling for the university.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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