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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Personal Liability for University Administrators Comes Into Its Own

Ouch. This says it all:
The Texas Court of Appeals has hurled what may be the most significant legal challenge university administrators have had to face in higher education’s recent history. Tom Gray, the court’s Chief Justice, has written an opinion that affirms the sovereign immunity of the institution while removing any immunity from campus administrators.  . . . the decision creates an anomaly by enabling the institution's Scott-free exit while its employees hang out to dry on the litigation hook. . . . Meanwhile, will the immune university be required to indemnify and defend its employees? If so, then can the plaintiff’s come through the institution’s back door though the law has locked and barred the campus’s front gates to them?

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