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      "JANE P. HELM v. APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY and KENNETH E. PEACOCK, in his official capacity as Chancellor of Appalachian State University"
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        "text": "PER CURIAM.\nFor the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.\nREVERSED..",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Patterson Harkavy LLP, by Burton Craige and Jessica E. Leaven, for plaintiff-appellant.",
      "Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Kimberly D. Potter, Assistant Attorney General, for defendant-appellees."
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    "head_matter": "JANE P. HELM v. APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY and KENNETH E. PEACOCK, in his official capacity as Chancellor of Appalachian State University\nNo. 30A09\n(Filed 18 June 2009)\nPublic Officers and Employees; Colleges and Universities\u2014 whistleblower action \u2014 protected activity \u2014 sufficiency of complaint\nThe decision of the Court of Appeals affirming the dismissal of the complaint of a former state university employee for retaliatory discharge under the Whistleblower Act is reversed for the reasons stated in the Court of Appeals dissenting opinion that plaintiffs allegations were sufficient to support her claim that she was engaged in a protected activity where she alleged that she was asked to resign because she refused the university chancellor\u2019s request to issue a check from the university endowment fund for an option to purchase realty that she knew the university had insufficient funds to exercise and because she reported her objection to the transaction to a university attorney.\nAppeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. \u00a7 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 194 N.C. App.-, 670 S.E.2d 571 (2008), affirming an order dismissing plaintiffs complaint entered on 28 August 2007 by Judge Mark E. Powell in Superior Court, Watauga County. Heard in the Supreme Court 5 May 2009.\nPatterson Harkavy LLP, by Burton Craige and Jessica E. Leaven, for plaintiff-appellant.\nRoy Cooper, Attorney General, by Kimberly D. Potter, Assistant Attorney General, for defendant-appellees."
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