Croatian Civil War Vet, Fired from University Over Alleged Death Threats, Sues for Ethnic Discrimination
In a bizarre legal case, a Croatian civil war combat veteran, who was fired from the University of Pittsburgh’s dental school over alleged death threats she made against a colleague, is suing the school for ethnic discrimination.
A federal appeals court this week revived Snjezana Bagic’s lawsuit, which claims her combat history and Croatian background were used against her in an internal investigation leading to her termination. The $100,000 suit alleges the university’s actions were “willful, wanton, and outrageous.”
It was originally dismissed in Aug. 2018 by a federal judge who concluded that “Bagic had failed to adequately plead discrimination based on her Croatian ethnicity,” according to court records. The Patriot-News first reported that the dismissal had been overturned.
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