A judge last week dismissed all claims against the president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in a lawsuit related to her tenure at the University of Virginia. 

Senior U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon dismissed most of those claims earlier this year. The former UVA doctors who brought the lawsuit then filed an amended complaint, and Moon dismissed all remaining claims against Kibbe last week.

Moon also dismissed all claims against three other current and former leaders at the UVA medical school and UVA Health. The judge allowed the lawsuit to move forward with two remaining claims against UVA Physicians Group. 

Kibbe called the lawsuit “baseless” when it was filed last year. She and the other UVA leaders responded to the dismissals in a statement released through their attorneys. 

“We are pleased by the court’s decision and proud that our team led UVA … over a period of many years, with integrity and proven success,” they said in the statement. 

Kibbe declined to offer additional comment Monday.

Kibbe was appointed president of UTHealth Houston last year after spending four years as dean of the UVA medical school and chief health affairs officer at UVA Health. 

Many of the claims in the original version of the lawsuit were similar to those outlined in a letter of no confidence that accused Kibbe and former UVA Health CEO Dr. Craig Kent of contributing to a “negative environment” at the health system and medical school. More than 100 doctors signed the letter, which became public in 2024. 

The lawsuit’s claims against Kibbe focused on her role as a member of a committee that interviewed and hired department chairs, as well as disciplinary measures she took as dean of the medical school. 

The lawsuit also accused the UVA leaders of a wide-ranging conspiracy that violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. 

The doctors who brought the suit did not offer sufficient evidence to support those allegations, the judge wrote in his order to dismiss. They also did not have standing to bring the claims, according to the order.