Word: abramian
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However, Jonathan Barter, Abramian's attorney, said he thought Harvard was being disingenuous in their appeal...
...Harvard is] saying 'The jury didn't buy our first argument. Now that we've lost, give us another chance, maybe we can come up with a new reason [for having fired Abramian],'" he said. "Neither Harvard nor any other employer should be rewarded for its own mendacity. The obligation on their part should be to tell the truth...
During the arguments, SJC chief justice Margaret H. Marshall recused herself from the proceedings. She was the general counsel for Harvard at the time when the discrimination suit was filed, and had also ordered an internal investigation of Abramian's charges that found no wrongdoing on Harvard's part...
...justices will rule on whether the jury's finding that Harvard was not truthful in giving reasons for Abramian's firing was sufficient to find in Abramian's favor...
...case is Abramian v. President and Fellows of Harvard College...