Represented a state university in an alleged hazing fraternity lawsuit. Three days before the trial was to begin, the Court entered summary judgment in favor of our client. The case stemmed from the death of an 18-year-old freshman at the University. The student had been suspended from pledging the fraternity while under criminal investigation. During that suspension, he died off campus while inhaling nitrous oxide canisters. The court set new precedent regarding the state’s hazing statute’s affirmative defense. It also newly established that universities will not be liable under negligence theories if, despite diligent efforts, a student gets hazed. It vindicated our client’s employees, who were unfairly maligned in the public eye.