Gurumurthy Kalyanaram Reports on U.S. Supreme Court on who is a “Supervisor”?

In the lawsuits based on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the question is: who is the supervisor? Gurumurthy Kalyanaram analyzes this important question.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram on U.S. Supreme Court on Title VII Discrimination

There are many lawsuits based on Title VII’s anti-retaliation provision.  The question in these retaliation lawsuits has always been what should be the nature of evidence necessary to show retaliation by the employer.  In this essay, Gurumurthy Kalyanaram presents the decisions and results on this matter.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram on False Claim Act Anti-Retaliation Provision

Relators in False Claim lawsuit quite often also incorporate the retaliation complaint. Gurumruthy Kalyanaram presents the decisions by various Courts on many FCA anti-retaliation lawsuits.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram Reports on What should be the role of consideration of “race” as an element in admissions to US Colleges and Universities?

This began with a lawsuit by Abigail Noel Fisher and Rachel Multer Michalewicz who applied to the University of Texas at Austin in 2008 and were denied admission. The two women, both white, filed Lawsuit, alleging that the University had discriminated against them on the basis of their race in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram discusses the current state of this vital public policy question on consideration elements to admission to universities and colleges.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram Reports on U.S. Government’s Compelling Interest in a False Claims Act

One of the serious debates in FCA lawsuit is the purpose of the sealing provision.  ACLU filed a lawsuit on this matter in the Fourth Circuit.  This essay by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram reflects on this important public issue, which is anchored on competing public v. private interests.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, Former NYIT and UT Dallas Professor: On Collateral Estoppel And Materiality of The Finding

Here is a report on Collateral Estoppel and Materiality of an earlier finding by Professor Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, formerly of NYIT and UT Dallas.

A long line of decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals (Second Circuit), and New York Court of Appeals, have held that, where a decision-maker makes a finding, the finding is not collateral estoppel in a subsequent proceeding unless the finding was material and decisive to the decision, even if it was raised and litigated, particularly where the decision-maker himself explicitly states that the issue was “immaterial” to his decision, and that if there is any uncertainty at all, collateral estoppel shall not apply.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram on Interpretation of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

There are many lawsuit arising out of disputes in interpretation of the collectively bargained agreements.  Unions and employers work hard to craft CBAs, but lawsuits emerge even in cases of carefully designed CBAs.  In this essay, Gurumurthy Kalyanaram reports on this important matter.

Dr Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - Director of UT Dallas COHORT MBA Program

Dr Gurumurthy Kalyanaram was the founding-director of the full-time, daytime MBA program, Cohort MBA Program.  In 1995, Dr. Kalyanaram was appointed as the founding-director to conceptualize, design, and develop a new full-time, daytime MBA program.  Till then, UT Dallas offered only evening business programs for working adults.  It was decided that the university should offer a full-time day time MBA program – Cohort MBA program – in the Cohort format.  The goal was to design a high-quality and diverse MBA program in terms of students, faculty, curriculum, training and placement of students.  The Cohort MBA program now stands as a viable program, and UT Dallas is ranked as one of the 50-100 business schools in the country.

Major curricular design was undertaken.  Distinguished speakers series was started.  Scholarship funds were instituted.  The first class of 30 students started the program in 1996.

Dr Kalyanaram designed the curriculum (Innovation, Knowledge Economy), recruited the faculty and students, developed industry relations for placement, managed the budget, and led the Cohort MBA Program to be one of the top MBA programs in the country.