Melinda Paige Keown's case against UTC dismissed

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Melinda Paige Keown's court case against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was dismissed, in a decision by Circuit Court Judge L. Marie Williams in March, 2013.

Keown was formerly an English teacher at UTC, and she sued the school and four professors in a $4 million lawsuit alleging slander and a conspiracy to oust her when the school failed to renew her contract.

She said the four professors along with the University had "conspired among themselves to commit defamation of character, both libel and slander." She also said they submitted false information about her job performance.

However, faculty emails and letters in the case described Keown as hard to communicate with and defensive of criticism.

The case was dismissed a second time in March after Keown re-filed after her first case was dismissed. The ruling stands in favor of the defendants.

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