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Estate of Deceased College Student v. Chi Psi Fraternity et al.  Represented the family of a deceased college student who died following an evening of fraternity hazing at the University of Colorado in Boulder.  At the outset of this case, one defendant sought to evade liability for his misconduct based upon the State's Dram Shop Act, which expressly prohibits certain civil...

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Two Jane Does v. Unidentified National Sorority, et al.  Represented the families of two young women who were given third-degree burns by their sorority sisters during a hazing ritual.  The ritual included disturbing simulations involving sexual content.  ABC 20/20 featured this incident in a report dealing with the purported increase of violent hazing in sororities. ...

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Estate of Deceased College Student v. Numerous Defendants.  Represented the family of college student who died following an evening of hazing during initiation by the Knights of College Leadership at Ferris State University (Big Rapids, Michigan). CBS 48 Hours portrayed this incident in a story dealing with fraternity hazing, initiations and drinking deaths.  The fraternity...

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Estate of Deceased College Student v. Pi Kappa Alpha House Corporation, et al.  Retained by the family of deceased college student to assist their local counsel, Marquis & Aurbach of Las Vegas, Nevada, in civil litigation arising out of the hazing death by drowning of their son during a fraternity pledge event at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Depositions of the...

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Estate of Deceased College Student v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Numerous Defendants.  Retained by the mother of a Cornell sophomore who died as a result of hazing at the hands of the SAE pledges.   The lawsuit alleges that early in the morning of February 25, 2011, George, of Brooklyn, New York, was kidnapped by fraternity pledges of SAE as part of a long-standing fraternity...

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Estate of Deceased College Student v. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity et al.  Represented the family of college student, who died following an evening of initiation hazing by the Rho Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Tennessee State University.  Client was a minister to youth in his community.  He was also an honorably discharged Navy veteran who had been awarded...

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In re April 16, 2007 Massacre at Virginia Tech University.  Represent 20 families who suffered devastating losses as a result of the massacre of students and faculty on the campus of Virginia Tech.  Numerous clients lost loved ones, while others suffered severe and permanent injuries as a result of violent gunshot wounds.  While Virginia Tech was widely praised (by its own...