University of Texas fraternity to pay $16.2 million for hazing death says judge
National and University of Texas fraternity chapter to pay $16.2 million. Texas state district justice enters judgment after freshmen pledge hazing death.
According to Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org, hazing is defines as a ritualistic test/task involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a gang, club, military organization or other group. The definition can refer to either physical (sometimes violent) or mental (possibly degrading) practices. It may also include nudity or sexually oriented activities. The word “hazing” is most frequently heard in the United States and Canada.
December 17, 2008, Dallas, TX (AmericanInjuryNews.com)–Dallas County enews reporters alert judgement awarded in freshmen fraternity pledge death at University of Texas after the defendants failed to respond to the court. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a national fraternity with a chapter at the University of Texas in Austin, was recently ordered to pay the parents of Tyler Cross by a state district judge. Tyler was pledging the fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, when he fell from his fifth-floor balcony in November 2006. According to investigation by police authorities, Tyler had participated in a night of pledging activities requiring each pledge to consume a half-gallon bottle of alcohol.
Dallas, Texas fraternity injury lawyers and enews correspondents specializing in fraternity hazing wrongful death news alert all college students and parents about the common hazing practices Tyler was subjected to:
-Beatings with large sticks of bamboo and paddles
-Forced to drink large amounts of alcohol
-Sleep deprivation
-Other acts of assault or battery
College fraternity injury reporters for AmericanInjuryNews.com (AIN) along with Dallas hazing injury attorneys assert alcohol related injuries during pledging activities can cause serious injuries to our students and even death. If you have been injured as a result of hazing you may be entitled to compensation for your damages.
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