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Mosier Jury Hung
When Marjorie Mosier was denied tenure and her department
chairman's less qualified male protage
was approved (in 1989), she knew being a woman surgeon was the
issue. She accepted an out-of-court settlement that included cash and
a new tenure review.
Her second denial of tenure was followed by denial of all
faculty appointments (even when she offered to volunteer) which
caused her to lose her hospital staff privileges and thus her access
to treat patients who were insured through the University's plan.
She sued again charging gender discrimination and retaliation.
The chairman told her that anyone who is denied tenure is an
unhappy camper and that he rejected her offer to volunteer and denied
her hospital privileges because he didn't want unhappy campers like
her around. Instead of correcting the problem, he got rid of the
victim; contrast this with the University's approach to Yolanda
Broyles-Gonzalez.
This suit came to trial in July but the jury was unable to
agree; a retrial will be scheduled. Meanwhile, Mosier has established
a private medical practice but is still without access to the
University hospital.
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