Complex sentence: In October 2008, COD board chairman Michael McKinnon sued three former college trustees for defamation, after three trustees alleged that he had sexually harassed them; the defamation suit was dismissed in mid-February, 2009.
Split into simpler sentences: In October 2008, COD board chairman Michael McKinnon sued three former college trustees for defamation. The defamation suit was dismissed in mid-February, 2009.