Judge won't dismiss professor's lawsuit against Iowa

A Johnson County judge has rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a radiologist against the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

The Iowa City Press-Citizen reported that District Court Judge Robert Sosalla issued his ruling Friday, saying the lawsuit by Dr. Malik Juweid could move forward.

Juweid, a tenured professor in the Nuclear Medicine Department, filed the lawsuit in May, claiming hospital officials defamed him by accusing him of being an "academic terrorist." He claims it made it impossible for him to find a job at other U.S. hospitals.

The university has denied the claims and says Juweid sent dozens of harassing and unprofessional e-mails to colleagues and engaged in behavior that violated workplace rules.