It wasn't really a lawsuit. He appealed the board's decision and lost.
Just a smattering of cut and pasted findings of fact from the decision that I found entertaining:
Also in September 2010, TMC transcriptionists complained about Snodgrass’ dictation because he dictated too fast, or with a fake Indian accent. They found it annoying and difficult to understand.
Snodgrass caused Lankachandra to receive thousands of e-mails from various sources, including the CDC, FDA, NIH, and usa.gov. Using her name, he subscribed to magazines and made multiple applications for mortgage loans and medical and life insurance. He contacted drug rehabilitation facilities in her name,
indicating that she was seeking treatment for drug addiction.
In May 2013, Snodgrass again became irrational due to his poor job and residency prospects. He anonymously posted two advertisements on Craigslist.org. The ads depicted an individual with a mask and what appears to be a bomb strapped to his chest. The captions are, “Looking for consultant, labor person (Meet at second floor)” and “Rice(in) inside a can, for sale (**** UMKC).” One of the ads also contained the message, “I am looking for someone to help me prepare a special lecture at UMKC- School of Medicine. Please contact me if you can help prepare this academically challenging lecture about . . . a surprise topic and medicine.”
Following the Craigslist posting, TMC and UMKC SOM increased their security measures. FBI agents interviewed Snodgrass and told him the posting could b e viewed as a bomb threat, but no criminal charges were filed against Snodgrass in connection with the postings
In March 2014, Snodgras s began using multiple Twitter accounts to send tweets to the Twitter accounts of various organizations and individuals, including the Missouri State Medical Association, the American Medical Association, Governor Jay Nixon, Senator Roy Blunt, Senator Claire McCaskill, and Dr. Jeffrey D. Carter, a member of the Board.
Examples of Snodgrass’ tweets include the following:
Dear @jeffreydcarter, if you have no idea who I blamed, why did
you write it occurred repeatedly? This is but one of many similar
examples
.
@jeffreydcarter @FTC please stop regurgitating lies, so I can
move on with my life. If continue abusing discretion I may pursue
legal recourse.
Snodgrass sent the tweets in an effort to evoke a response from the Board, in the hope of inducing it to settle this case. He tweeted from a particular Web site that allowed others to retweet his message. As a result, Carter received hundreds of tweets similar to the above examples