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Education Law,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 18, 2019

Jury gives CalTech win over former researcher's claims

A jury deliberated for two hours Monday before finding for the California Institute of Technology in a wrongful termination suit in which a former researcher accused the school of retaliation for his ouster in 2016.

Jury gives CalTech win over former researcher's claims
John Hueston of Hueston Hennigan LLP

A jury deliberated for two hours Monday before finding for the California Institute of Technology in a wrongful termination suit in which a former researcher accused the school of retaliation for his ouster in 2016.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury did not believe Farshid Roumi's claims that Caltech harassed him, barred him from his lab and later terminated him, causing a loss of income and reputation. Instead, they grant...

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