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SWENSON v. BENDER

No. A08-576.

764 N.W.2d 596 (2009)

Mary SWENSON, Respondent, v. Sharon L. BENDER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Swenson, Ham Lake, MN, pro se respondent.

Nathan M. Hansen, North St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by HALBROOKS, Presiding Judge; ROSS, Judge; and PORITSKY, Judge.

OPINION

ROSS, Judge.

This appeal concerns a Ph.D. candidate's claim that her faculty dissertation advisor stole her ideas and falsely accused her of plagiarism. We must decide whether the advisor's alleged theft and her reports that the candidate engaged in plagiarism support the candidate's action against the advisor for breach of fiduciary duty. Former "online university" instructor Sharon Bender appeals a district court judgment requiring her to pay her...

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