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The suit names Pi Kappa Alpha and 10 people involved in the alleged hazing.
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Lawsuit filed in alleged fraternity hazing death
A parents’ wrongful death lawsuit was filed against an Ohio college fraternity after a student died from alcohol poisoning. Courtesy Foltz family
The parents of an Ohio college sophomore who died from alcohol poisoning following an alleged fraternity hazing ritual in March has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity and several of its members.
Stone Foltz, 20, died March 7 after a Pi Kappa Alpha event on March 4 at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, about 20 miles south of Toledo.
Foltz family files wrongful death suit in Franklin County
By Marie Thomas-Baird - mthomas@aimmediamidwest.com
COLUMBUS The law firm representing the family of Stone Foltz has filed a civil lawsuit in Franklin County.
Cooper Elliott, who represents the Foltz family, on Tuesday filed a civil complaint in Franklin County Common Pleas Court seeking damages for the wrongful death of Foltz.
Foltz, a sophomore at the Bowling Green State University, died in March from alcohol poisoning after excessive drinking, allegedly at an off-campus fraternity event. He was a 2019 Buckeye Valley High School graduate.
The family is asking for minimum compensatory damages of $25,000 for each claim; however, the family will seek a judgment substantially more at trial.
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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) A former Ohio police officer already facing murder charges stemming from the fatal shooting in December of Andre Hill, pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to an additional count of reckless homicide in the case.
Fired Columbus officer, Adam Coy, 44, who is free on $1 million bail, appeared in Franklin County Common Pleas Court wearing a gray suit, blue tie and a mask.
His attorney, Mark Collins, entered a not guilty plea on Coy’s behalf, and asked Judge Stephen L. McIntosh to make no changes in the bail arrangements.
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