Massachusetts jury awards former MIT professor David Sabatini $6 million in defamation case

A Massachusetts jury has ordered a $6 million damages award to David Sabatini, a former professor at MIT and noted biologist.

The verdict stems from a defamation lawsuit that Sabatini filed after he was removed from MIT following sexual harassment allegations. The jury found that statements made about him were false and damaging.

The award comes several years after his departure from MIT and highlights the legal repercussions of the allegations. No further details on the parties responsible for the defamatory statements were disclosed in the report.