William Jacobson (Cornell), Widener Law Settles With Prof. Lawrence Connell:
I have posted numerous times before about the case of Lawrence Connell, the Widener Law School Professor who was placed on one-year unpaid leave and forced to undergo a psychiatric examination as a condition of return.
The sanctions imposed by Dean Linda Ammons were so controversial that a high profile alumnus and major donor to the law school resigned from its fundraising committee and publicy criticized Ammons.
The short story is that Connell was vindicated by a university panel of allegations of race and sex discrimination, but found to have “retaliated” against the two complaining students by circulating an e-mail to the student body defending himself and having his lawyer threaten to sue the students. Connell sued Ammons as well as the two students. … The case now has settled, with Connell leaving Widener permanently in exchange for what presumably was a cash settlement.
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- Law Prof May Lose Tenure For Classroom Hypos on Shooting His Dean (Feb. 15, 2011)
- Interview With Tenured Law Prof Fighting For His Job After Using Dean in Hypos (Feb. 21, 2011)
- Committee: Don't Fire Tenured Law Prof for Classroom Hypos About His Dean (Mar. 11, 2011)
- Students File Disciplinary Charges Against Law Prof for Classroom Hypos (Mar. 17, 2011)
- Law Prof Sues Dean for Defamation (Apr. 8, 2011)
- Panel: Law School Did Not Prove That Prof's Classroom Hypos Were Racist (July 22, 2011)
- Vindicated Widener Law Prof Ordered to Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation (Aug. 7, 2011)
- The Mess at Widener Law School (Aug. 15, 2011)
- More on the Mess at Widener Law School (Aug. 25, 2011)
- Widener Indemnifying Students Who Complained About Law Professor (Oct. 10, 2011)
