Case: Individual Employment Rights/Wrongful Discharge (Tenn. Ct. App.)

The Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed the chancery court’s decision reinstating a tenured associate professor of art who was terminated by the University of Memphis, finding clear and convincing evidence under Tennessee law of “capricious disregard of accepted standards of professional conduct” based on multiple incidents including unprofessional interactions with students and colleagues, unauthorized alterations to university property, failure to follow protocols, and consistent refusal to modify behavior despite correction attempts.

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