Kercher v. Board of Regents
Annotate this CaseKyle Kercher sued the Board of Regents at the University of Nebraska and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (collectively, “the University”), alleging that the University breached his employment contract when it removed him from his appointed professorship that he alleged was a part of his tenured appointment as a faculty member. The district court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Kercher on the issue of liability. Damages were stipulated by the parties, save for the issue of attorney fees. The University appealed the judgment against it, and Kercher cross-appealed the district court’s order awarding him attorney fees. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court properly granted Kercher’s motion for partial summary judgment and did not abuse its discretion in its award of attorney fees for Kercher.
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