The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity were awarded a nearly $3million settlement from Bowling Green State University.
21 students charged in BGSU conduct code violations in Stone Foltz hazing death independent investigation
21 people are found to have violated BGSU student conduct code, a university spokesman said. Foltz died March 7 after an alcohol-fueled off-campus party. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 5:11 PM EDT May 14, 2021
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio Bowling Green State University on Friday announced independent counsel findings and student conduct violations in the hazing death of BGSU sophomore Stone Foltz.
Foltz, 20, died on March 7, days after an alcohol-fueled fraternity hazing incident at a party off-campus in Bowling Green.
Alex Solis, deputy chief of staff and university spokesperson, issued the following statement regarding the outside special counsel report executive summary and the ongoing individual student conduct processes:
Stone Foltz was a sophomore at Bowling Green State University pledging Pi Kappa Alpha
He died March 7 - three nights after he was allegedly forced to drink an entire bottle of alcohol, about 40 shots, during a fraternity hazing ritual
The suit names the national Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, local chapter and 20 individuals allegedly involved in the ritual
The student s parents are seeking at least $25,000 in compensatory and punitive damages
Stone Foltz s family files lawsuit against fraternity over alleged hazing death
Eight current or former members of the fraternity were indicted in April on charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to hazing. Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 4:38 PM EDT May 11, 2021
The parents of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a fraternity and some of its members over his alleged hazing death.
The civil lawsuit was filed in Franklin County Common Pleas on Tuesday.
“By filing a civil complaint on behalf of Stone Foltz and the Foltz family, we are doing what is necessary to hold the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity, the local fraternity chapter, and individuals accountable for their behavior that led to Stone Foltz’s death, attorney Rex Elliot said.
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.