A professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston claims the university and one of its associate professors participated in age-based discrimination by denying him promotional opportunities in favor of younger faculty members and retaliating against him after exercising his protected rights, according to a lawsuit filed in the state’s Suffolk County Superior Court Wednesday.

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on newly filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.