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[Editor's note: University of North Dakota, until recently has hidden behind the antiquated law of sovereign immunity. This means that no matter how horrible it was, as a state agency they were immune from lawsuits. . .Although this case is a bit old, it shows a repeated history of misconduct at UND, pervasive if you will.]

IMMUNITY APPEAL REACHES N.D. COURT

The North Dakota Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a Grand Forks district judges decision to grant UND immunity in a graduate student's lawsuit accusing a former professor of sexual harassment and assault.

Mary Leadbetter accused UND physiology professor Richard Rose, 50, of forcing her to perform oral sex in a New Orleans hotel room in March 1989. They were there to attend a conference. Her suit requested $50,000 actual damages and $1 million in punitive damages and named both UND and Rose.

Published on 11/06/1990, GRAND FORKS HERALD