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The University of New Brunswick has been removed from a lawsuit in the United States by a Republican politician who alleged the school leaked his doctoral thesis and was part of a scheme to discredit his research on a First World War hero.
Doug Mastriano sued university, others, alleging lost potential revenue from book sales, speaking gigs
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago
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Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano, pictured during a campaign rally while running for Pennsylvania governor in 2022, sued the University of New Brunswick, some of its faculty members and others over alleged fraud, defamation and anti-competitive behaviour. This month, the university was removed from the lawsuit. (Hannah Beier/Reuters)
The University of New Brunswick has been removed from a lawsuit in the United States by a Republican politician who alleged the school leaked his doctoral thesis and was part of a scheme to discredit his research on a First World War hero.
Doug Mastriano, a U.S. Army veteran and Pennsylvania state senator, sued the university, faculty members and others.
It was filed in May 2024 after criticism over the thesis he wrote on Sgt.
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