PALADE v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM (2020)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Phillip PALADE, On Behalf of Himself and all Others Similarly Situated; Gregory Borse, On Behalf of Himself and all Others Similarly Situated; J. Thomas Sullivan, On Behalf of Himself and all Others Similarly Situated Plaintiffs - Appellants v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM; Edward O. Fryar, Jr., Ph.D., In his Official Capacity as Trustee; Steve Cox, In his Official Capacity as Trustee; Tommy Boyer, In his Official Capacity as Trustee; Sheffield Nelson, In his Official Capacity as Trustee; C C Gibson, In his Official Capacity as Trustee; Stephen Broughton, M.D., In his Official Capacity as Trustee; Kelly Eichler, In her Official Capacity as Trustee; Morril Harriman, In his Official Capacity as Trustee; Mark Waldrip, In his Official Capacity as Trustee; John Goodson, In his Official Capacity as Trustee Defendants - Appellees

No. 20-1786

Decided: November 24, 2020

Before ERICKSON, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

Brittany S. Ford, Joseph Wayne Price, II, Quattlebaum & Grooms, Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiffs-Appellants David A. Curran, Associate General Counsel, University of Arkansas Office of General Counsel, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants - Appelleess