Harvard University must face suit by former Goldman Sachs analyst and television writer Damilare Sonoiki, who alleged the university wrongfully withheld his degree because of sexual misconduct accusations by three female students, the First Circuit said.
Sonoiki plausibly raised a breach of contract claim against Harvard based on alleged ambiguities in college-furnished materials as to when the Ivy League school will withhold a degree, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said Tuesday, reversing in part a trial court dismissal.
Two students filed sexual misconduct complaints against Sonoiki in May 2013. Sonoiki was permitted to speak as the ...
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