re: Family of Max Gruver files lawsuit seeking $25 million in damages against LSU, fraternity

First part of lawsuit -

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On August 21, 2017, a self-described “Concerned Parent” emailed the Office of
Greek Life at Louisiana State University (“LSU”) to report:
The Sigma Nu pledge class was made to drink alcohol at the Sigma Nu house until each pledge member vomited. This occurred on boys bid night, August 20th, 2017. I was made aware of this yesterday, when a mother of a pledge (who has dropped out because of this) shared this information with me. As a parent of a pledge of another fraternity, I am very angry that this has occurred and I know
that it will likely continue. I do not want to hear that someone’s son is dead due
to alcohol poisoning, and I expect someone to investigate this incident ASAP and put an end to hazing at LSU.

2. LSU’s Greek Accountability team “decided there was not enough information to investigate the case,” and closed its file on the incident. LSU’s failure to even investigate this parent’s ominous warning reflects its long-standing deliberate indifference to the hazing of male students in its fraternities, despite the severe, pervasive risks of serious injuries and death those
students face when they seek educational benefits and opportunities through LSU Greek Life.

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I'm sure they get emails like that fairly often, but Gruver was dead 10 days later. That's a bad start.