More than five years after the tragic death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez at a fraternity event, the Washington Court of Appeals has ruled in favo ...

The Washington State Court of Appeals ruled this week that Washington State University (WSU) is responsible for the 2019 ...

In a first for Washington state, an appeals court ruled a university bears some responsibility for a student's 2019 hazing death. Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez died of acute ...

Washington State University has been found liable for the death of student Sam Martinez, an appeals court decision ruled Tuesday.

The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled a trial court errored last year when it dismissed a lawsuit against WSU for its role in a 2019 hazing death.

A result of Sam’s family’s advocacy, the Washington Legislature passed a law that increased the penalty for hazing in 2023 and in 2022 another that requires hazing education at universities and for ...

Court Rules Washington State University Owed ‘Duty of Care’ to Student Who Died of Hazing, Sam Martinez, Alpha Tau Omega ...

Washington State University owed a “duty of care” to Sam Martinez, a student who died in a 2019 fraternity hazing incident, a ...

Alpha Sigma Phi has been suspended from all chapter activities, according to WSU’s Center for Community Standards webpage.

KING COUNTY, Wash.–Washington State University is now being held liable for the death of Sam Martinez, a student who died ...

Martinez, a student at Washington State University (WSU), died of alcohol poisoning in November 2019 at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. For years, Martinez's family has sought to bring the case ...

A 19-year-old Washington State University freshman and Newport High graduate, Sam Martinez died of alcohol poisoning in 2019 while pledging Alpha Tau Omega.