51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ agreed Wednesday (April 12) to a settlement with former mathematics professor Michael Goldberg in which the university will pay Goldberg $830,000 in damages stemming from the professor's termination from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in 1990.
The court had recently found that Goldberg's termination 10 years ago was not legal. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Provost Douglas Ferraro represented the university in a settlement conference on Wednesday.
"The economic expert retained by the University and Community College of Nevada estimated 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ would be liable for more than $900,000 in back pay for Dr. Goldberg," Ferraro said. "Projecting future damages to age 65 would bring the potential liability up to $1.4 million, exclusive of attorney's fees, which would elevate the total to nearly $2 million."
The settlement involves no reinstatement, and according the agreement no future claims can be brought against 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ on this matter, Ferraro said.
