Abramian v. President & Fellows of Harvard College

Plaintiff in this action, Viatcheslav G. Abramian, was discharged from his position as a security guard at Harvard College. Subsequently, he brought suit against Harvard, against a co-worker and against several supervisory employees in the guard service claiming that his discharge was based on his Russian national origin and on retaliation for his assertion of a right to be free from discrimination based on national origin.

The case proceeded to trial where Mr. Abramian recovered a substantial verdict. In the wake of that verdict, defendants have filed a motion for judgment n.o.v., a motion…