(New York City) - According to a press release issued by his attorney, Jeevan Padiyar has filed a lawsuit against Yeshiva University's Einstein School of Medicine. Padiyar says he was dismissed from his job as a researcher in 2006 because he's gay. He wants $100 million in damages. Yeshiva University has faced similar lawsuits in the past: some are pending, some were settled without admission of wrongdoing. The University is not commenting on this latest suit.
Note: More info is on the PR Newswire [4]
