An Eagan family has filed a lawsuit in Florida against Jacksonville University and its former running coach, arguing that the coach's bullying and fat shaming led to the younger runner's death by suicide.
A federal lawsuit possible in wrongful death case against Jacksonville University and former track & field coach Ron Grigg pertaining to Julia Pernsteiner's suicide
Julia Pernsteiner, who had a learning disability, told cops her Jacksonville University track and field coach told her to "kill herself" less than a month before she died by suicide.
The Florida student-athlete who killed herself in November 2021 after receiving volleys of abuse from her track coach told police about his behavior a month before her death.