June 1, 2007

U. of California to Drop Suit Against Derrida Family

By THOMAS BARTLETT

The University of California appears to have backed down in its dispute with the family of Jacques Derrida, agreeing to drop a lawsuit against his widow and to relinquish its claim to some of the papers of the late French philosopher and literary theorist.

The university filed a motion to dismiss its lawsuit in May. An agreement still has to be signed by the Derrida family and approved by the court, according to a university spokeswoman.

Last November the university sued

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