Medical School Alleges Fraud by Leader It Fired; She Alleges Wrongful Termination

The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences filed a lawsuit in a Missouri state court on Monday accusing the president it fired in December of fraud, and the former leader, Karen L. Pletz, responded with a lawsuit of her own, alleging wrongful termination, The Kansas City Star reported. Ms. Pletz, who had led the medical school since 1995, said in her petition that the university was attempting to make her the scapegoat for its own potential tax problems, arising from an Internal Revenue Service audit. The university’s petition accuses her of falsifying documents and other deceptive practices in order to increase her compensation, which was more than $1-million at the time of her departure.