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Mellin v. Flood Brook Union School District

VTDecember 21, 2001No. 00-143Cited 72 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Dooley, Morse, Johnson, Skoglund, Allen
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Claim Types

DiscriminationRetaliationFailure to AccommodateWrongful Termination

Outcome

The Vermont Supreme Court reversed the trial court's dismissal of the plaintiff's retaliation claim and conclusion that individual school board members were entitled to qualified immunity, but affirmed dismissal of the disability discrimination claim due to collateral estoppel from a prior arbitration award and the plaintiff's claims against state defendants.

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