BHATTACHARYA v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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Case Number:

2:24-cv-00900

Court:

Pennsylvania Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Nora Barry Fischer

Firms

  1. October 16, 2026

    Pitt Can't Appeal Due Process Loss In Professor's Suit

    The University of Pittsburgh cannot immediately appeal a ruling that it violated a tenured professor's due process rights by suspending him without pay for a year and removing him from an endowed chair, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled.

  2. September 22, 2026

    Pitt Beats Gender, Race Bias Claims In Prof's Discipline Suit

    A federal judge granted the University of Pittsburgh summary judgment Tuesday for most of the claims brought by a business school professor who said he was disciplined and denied an appeal over sexual harassment complaints.