Dongguk University has appealed against a U.S. federal court's decision to dismiss Dongguk's demand that Yale University provide compensation for the losses caused by the U.S. university's failure to provide correct information on a Dongguk professor.
Dongguk lodged an appeal to the Connecticut Federal Court Thursday, a university spokesman said Sunday, insisting, "A lower court's dismissal was very unusual and abnormal in terms of the procedures and outcome involved."
Dongguk filed a $50 million lawsuit against Yale in 2008, saying the South Korean university employed Shin Jeong-ah as an art history professor based on the false information provided by Yale that she received a doctorate degree at the university.
Shin was found to have falsified a Yale degree to get a job at Dongguk. The revelations came amid a shocking scandal alleging Shin's rapid rise in the academic and social fields was spurred by an apparent love affair with a top South Korean presidential aide.
Dongguk insisted that Yale's negligence in confirming Shin's forged degree caused Dongguk to suffer from damage in credibility and financial support from the government and donations.
A Connecticut federal court judge in June dismissed Dongguk's claim, citing lack of evidence to prove malice on the part of Yale.
"We have no change in our belief that Dongguk University should be compensated duly for the severe damage caused by Yale University's illegal act," the Dongguk spokesman said. (Yonhap)