News Summary

• The trial in the case of Prof. Gordon Klein versus the UC Regents and UCLA business school Dean Antonio Bernardo has come to a close.
• The case now rests with the Judge, as this is a non-jury trial.
• Klein seeks roughly $13 million for lost consulting income, several million dollars more for reputational harm and emotional distress, and punitive damages against Bernardo.
• Defense attorney Sandra McDonough argued that the university had a duty to protect students’ wellbeing and acted fully within its contractual rights.