Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Family sues USM in man's drinking death

Don't ever think a suit might not be filed even after the press has died down. Most of these risk and liability cases have a significant statute of limitations and you just never know when a process server will show up at your house...

The mother of a University of Southern Mississippi alumnus has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university, Sigma Nu Fraternity and others in connection with his alcohol-related death last year.
The suit says that Sammy Broadhead, 25, a 2002 graduate of Southern Miss, died on campus on June 25, 2004 - the same date he attended an alumni reunion at the Sigma Nu Fraternity house.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified actual and punitive damages. It says Broadhead died of "acute alcohol consumption" by participating in a drinking game.



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