Parents Suing School For The Wrongful Death Of Their Son
October 5, 2011
Parents of a Nicholls State University student who was killed in an on-campus accident while intoxicated have just announced they are filing a lawsuit against the school.
Almost a year ago, around 2:30 on a sunny Saturday afternoon in the midst of homecoming, a 19-year-old college student was riding on a horse-drawn wagon hayride, when he stood up and fell over the front of the wagon. The driver did not see him fall and accidentally ran over him.
Paramedics transported the student to Thibodeaux Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. It was later discovered that the student’s blood alcohol level was three times above the legal limit, and that the anti-anxiety drug, Valium, was present in his system.
WWLTV News reports that the parents of the Nicholls State University student have filed suit against the University of Louisiana school system for the wrongful death of their son, claiming members of the young man’s fraternity pressured him into the intoxication and drug use that led to his death.
The Louisiana Wrongful Death Attorneys at Dudley Debosier would like to ask your opinion. Should the University and/or his peers be held responsible for the student’s behavior that cost him his life? Or should a 19-year-old adult, be accountable for his own actions? Tell us what you think on our Facebook wall.
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