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Binghamton University of the State University of New York has paid a former dean $1.5 million after a judge ruled that the university refused to return equipment and other materials to him, WIVT News reported.
Seshubabu Desu, who received the funds, is the former dean of the Watson School of Engineering.
Desu sued the university in 2020, accusing it of stealing equipment, supplies and research notes that he had brought with him to the university.
In her ruling following the liability trial, Court of Claims Judge Catherine Schaewe issued a strong rebuke to Binghamton, questioning the credibility of officials’ testimony and criticizing them for not allowing Desu a supervised visit to his former offices to retrieve documents that could help him prove his ownership of the equipment.
