Abramian, a Russian immigrant, sued the University in 1998, saying Harvard had discriminated against him on the basis of national origin and had fired him in retaliation for his complaints about anti-Russian slurs by co-workers.
A jury agreed with Abramian and awarded him over $1.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages. But Harvard appealed the ruling, arguing that the judge in the original case had given incorrect instructions to the jury.
In July, the SJC agreed that the jury instructions were incorrect but upheld the verdict that the University fired Abramian in retaliation for his complaints.
The charge alleging discrimination must now go back to a jury for retrial.
The following week, Harvard moved to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the University by a professor denied tenure two years ago.
Former Associate Professor of Government Peter Berkowitz claims that Harvard misapplied its rules regarding tenure procedures.
He says the Faculty's Docket Committee dismissed his grievances--which he had filed after being denied tenure-- without sending them to an ad-hoc panel for consideration.
Harvard's attorneys argued that the University followed its regular procedures.
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