An injunction filed by the estate of Julius Kalman against Brandeis University claiming that the planned demolition of the Kalman science building violated Kalman's will has been settled, according to a document filed in the Suffolk Probate Court Aug. 18. The terms of the settlement require the University to name a research laboratory in Room 2-15 of the new Carl J. Shapiro Science Center the Julius Kalman Research Laboratory and to place a tribute plaque within the lobby of the Science Center.

Additionally, the University will also place a naming plaque, which shows that a specific room or area has been named after a particular person, outside the laboratory. The plaque will be consistent with the size and design of other naming plaques around the building.

Sumner Kalman, the great-nephew of Julius Kalman, filed the injunction against the University May 7.

The Kalman building is scheduled to be razed later this year as part of Phase 1 of the Science Complex Renewal Project, according to the Web site of the Office of Capital Projects.

According to the terms of the settlement, the University must install the tribute plaque on the ground-floor lobby of the Science Center within 30 days of the demolition of the Kalman science building.

Adjacent to the plaque will be a label on the wall. The label will read, "From 1957 to 2010 this plaque was hung within the Julius Kalman Science Center, which stood adjacent to this building. Two generations of Brandeis scientists were trained within its walls for the betterment of humankind. The Julius Kalman Research Laboratory within this building is named to pay tribute to Julius Kalman. Brandeis University is deeply grateful to Julius Kalman who had faith in this university in its earliest years."

According to the settlement, if the location of the plaque is ever removed due to renovations, Brandeis has agreed to place the plaque in an equivalent place within the Science Center.

In an e-mail to the Justice, Executive Director of Media and Public Affairs Dennis Nealon wrote, "Brandeis University is very pleased that the University and the Kalman family have reached an amicable agreement. Under President Reinharz's leadership, the University has made it a priority to update and replace older facilities in an effort to provide students and faculty with an exceptional educational experience and learning environment. Julius Kalman's magnificent generosity to the University will be appropriately honored by the placement of plaques in the new science building on the Brandeis campus."

Emily LaGrassa, director of communication for attorney general Martha Coakley, said that she believed the attorney general's office had not intervened after reviewing the situation. Additional details were not available at press time.

Kalman said, "I think that it's unfortunate that we had to get into litigation. That was certainly not my preferred method. We were working with [the Brandeis lawyers and representatives] in a cordial fashion and [came] to a resolution."

"I had no assurance that [the original intent of the will] would be [honored], and now I feel that is being effectuated and that's really what's important," Kalman said.