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Harvard Medical School Quad
Harvard Medical School

Harvard, 10x Genomics Settle Patent Dispute With Vizgen

Biotechnology company 10x Genomics and Harvard University reached a Feb. 6 settlement in a patent lawsuit that they jointly filed against Vizgen Inc. in 2022.

Harvard Business School in the Snow
Harvard Business School

Law Firm Withdraws From Representing HBS Prof. Gino in Suit Against Harvard

Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino is no longer represented by Title IX law firm Nesenoff & Miltenberg after four attorneys from the firm withdrew from her discrimination case against Harvard on Thursday.

The Harvard Crimson in March 2020
Cambridge Police

CPD Sergeant James Crowley Sues The Crimson for Defamation

James Crowley, a sergeant with the Cambridge Police Department, sued The Harvard Crimson in Massachusetts Superior Court on Feb. 3 over a November 2024 article in The Crimson, alleging the article defamed Crowley.

Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School

HBS Professor Gino Makes Changes to Legal Counsel in Discrimination Suit

Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino has expanded her legal representation to include lawyers from employment firm Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP in an ongoing discrimination lawsuit filed against Harvard in 2023.

Kendall Square
Cambridge

Cambridge Biopharma Firm Sage Therapeutics Sues Partner Biogen After Buyout Offer

Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company Sage Therapeutics filed a lawsuit against their partner, the biotechnology company Biogen, after rejecting their $469 million buy-out proposal late last month.

Moakley Courthouse Waterfront
Central Administration

Harvard Submits Declaration Alongside Lawsuit by 13 Colleges Over NIH Order, Calls Funding Caps ‘Disastrous’

Harvard’s top research officer submitted a declaration alongside a lawsuit filed on Monday by 13 United States universities — not including Harvard — over the Trump administration’s order to limit funding for indirect research costs.

Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School

HMS Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Moved To Federal Court

Harvard filed a notice of removal last week in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Harvard Medical School affiliate James D. Wines Jr. — moving the case to a federal district court.

Harvard Graduate School of Education Gutman Library
Labor

Graduate School of Education Lecturer Sues Harvard Over Monthly Payments

Harvard Graduate School of Education adjunct lecturer Kimm Topping filed a class-action lawsuit against Harvard in January, alleging the University paid them less frequently than required by Massachusetts law.

Harvard Chabad House
Religion

Chabad, Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeals Schedule Mediation Resolution Hearing

The long-running legal dispute between Harvard Chabad and the Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal has entered a new phase as both parties prepare for an alternative dispute resolution hearing scheduled for Feb. 12.

Mallinckrodt Laboratory
Chemistry

Harvard Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung

Harvard agreed to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, a South Korean tech conglomerate, and waived its rights to refile the suit on Monday.

Massachusetts Hall
Central Administration

After Settlements, Harvard Revamps Non-Discrimination Guidelines With Focus on Israel-Palestine Conflict

Harvard dramatically expanded its guidance for applying its Non-Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Policies and Procedures on Friday, specifying protections for Zionists and defining Islamophobia and antisemitism.

Harvard Athletics Lavietes Pavillion
Ivy League

Ivy League To Opt Out of NCAA Settlement, Rejecting Revenue Sharing for Athletes

The Ivy League announced Tuesday that it will opt out of a proposed National Collegiate Athletic Association settlement, declining to provide current and former student athletes with direct compensation through revenue sharing.

University Hall
Central Administration

Win Against Hate or Loss for Academic Freedom? Harvard Faculty Split Over Antisemitism Settlements

Harvard’s Tuesday settlement of two Title VI lawsuits left faculty divided over whether new protections for Zionist beliefs were a boon for Jewish and Israeli students or a blow to free speech.

Massachusetts Hall
Central Administration

One Day After Trump Takes Office, Harvard Settles Two Antisemitism Lawsuits

Harvard reached a settlement in two ongoing Title VI lawsuits accusing the university of mishandling antisemitism on campus for an undisclosed amount on Tuesday.

Women's Ice Hockey Coach Katey Stone
Women's Ice Hockey

Judge Lets Ex-Harvard Hockey Coach File Reply in Latest Clash Over Discrimination Suit

A judge allowed former Harvard women’s ice hockey coach Katey Stone to make a second reply to the University’s motion to dismiss her gender discrimination lawsuit, letting Stone’s filing proceed despite Harvard’s opposition.

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