Architect’s suit against Ohio State University is dismissed

From The Columbus Dispatch: A judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which an architectural firm accused Ohio State University of bilking it out of nearly $1.3 million in design work. Karlsberger Architecture Inc. contended in the suit that Ohio State privately asked another firm, Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum, to submit a proposal for the same work Karlsberger was performing under contract -- a major expansion of its medical center. After HOK was chosen for the job, the university rejected Karlsberger invoices for a combined $1,289,442, Karlsberger asserted. The judge found that the university was free to terminate Karlsberger for any reason under the pact.