Ryan said the judge had instructed the jury only to consider whether Harvard should pay compensatory damages to Kelleher.
The judge threw out the question of whether Harvard should pay punitive damages.
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A date for a new trial has not yet been scheduled, but Ryan said he expects the case to return to the courtroom early next year.
Kelleher sued the University based on a Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute which requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to qualified handicapped persons. The law recognizes mental, as well as physical impairments, to be handicapping conditions.