Overview
- Suda was terminated for cause on Nov. 4 and filed a wrongful‑dismissal suit less than a week later seeking a jury trial and damages.
- The museum’s Nov. 20–21 petition accuses her of awarding herself unauthorized salary increases effective March 1, 2024, July 2024, and July 2025 after raise requests were denied.
- Trustees say a seven‑member special committee, advised by Kirkland & Ellis, interviewed about 20 people and concluded she violated her contract and was dishonest.
- Suda and her lawyer call the filing false and a pretext, asserting the changes were budgeted cost‑of‑living adjustments totaling about $39,000 over two years.
- The museum is asking the court to compel arbitration of the dispute and has named former Met leader Daniel H. Weiss as its new director and CEO.