Legal action involving fencing coach resolved

In 2014, former Penn State fencing coach Emmanuil G. Kaidanov filed a civil action against The Pennsylvania State University. Claims against Penn State employees Julie Del Giorno and David Joyner were dismissed in December 2014. Claims for wrongful termination, defamation, tortious interference with contractual relations, and a procedural due process claim related to an alleged liberty interest in reputation against Penn State were also dismissed. Claims made by Coach Kaidanov against Penn State for breach of contract, for violation of Coach Kaidanov’s pre termination procedural due process rights, and for Coach Kaidanov’s post termination procedural due process rights were not dismissed.