After a month-long trial, a team from Hueston Hennigan led by John Hueston and Moez Kaba prevailed on Monday before a Los Angeles jury on behalf of the California Institute of Technology, fending off a suit by a whistleblower who claimed tens of millions of dollars in damages.

The ultra-prestigious university was sued in Los Angeles County Superior Court by former researcher Farshid Roumi, who alleged that he was fired for exposing misuse of government funds.