🚨 Hazing Victims in Thayer County, Nebraska: You Are Not Alone. Justice Is Possible.
To the families of Thayer County, Nebraska:
If your child has been injured, hospitalized, or traumatized by hazing at a fraternity, sorority, sports team, or any student organization near Thayer County — you have legal rights. The same national fraternities that waterboarded a student at the University of Houston operate chapters at universities across Nebraska. The same negligence that led to a $10 million lawsuit in Texas exists right here in your community.
Attorney 911 is fighting this battle right now. We are currently representing a hazing victim in a $10 million lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi and the University of Houston. This isn’t theoretical — we’re in the courtroom, in the media, and in the fight for accountability. And we are ready to bring that same fight to Thayer County, Nebraska.
🔍 What Is Hazing? It’s Not Tradition — It’s Abuse.
In our current case, a University of Houston fraternity:
- Waterboarded a student with a garden hose — simulated drowning, a form of torture
- Forced him to do 500 squats until his muscles broke down and he developed kidney failure
- Struck him with wooden paddles — physical assault with a weapon
- Forced him to eat until he vomited — then made him lie in his own vomit
- Forced another pledge to be hog-tied with an object in his mouth for over an hour
- Allowed a pledge to collapse unconscious during a workout — and kept hazing
This didn’t happen in some distant state. This happened at a major university — and it happens at institutions near Thayer County, Nebraska, too.
Hazing is not “boys being boys.” It’s not “building character.” It’s not “tradition.”
It is assault. It is battery. It is torture. And it is illegal in Nebraska.
🏛️ Who Is Responsible? The Fraternity, The University, The Nationals — And They Will Pay.
In our $10 million lawsuit, we are holding accountable:
- The local fraternity chapter — the individuals who organized and carried out the hazing
- The national fraternity organization — which knew about deadly hazing for years and did nothing
- The university — which owned the fraternity house and failed to protect students
- The individual members — including the president, pledgemaster, and active members who participated
The same entities exist at universities near Thayer County, Nebraska. The same failures to supervise, regulate, and intervene exist here. And the same legal accountability applies.
💰 Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts Prove Justice Is Possible
Hazing cases win big. Here’s what juries and courts have awarded in recent years:
| Case | University | Fraternity | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Foltz | Bowling Green State | Pi Kappa Alpha | $10.1 million |
| Maxwell Gruver | Louisiana State | Phi Delta Theta | $6.1 million jury verdict |
| Timothy Piazza | Penn State | Beta Theta Pi | $110+ million (estimated) |
| Adam Oakes | Virginia Commonwealth | Delta Chi | $4+ million settlement |
These are not isolated incidents. These are the results of holding institutions accountable. The same results are possible for Thayer County, Nebraska families.
⚖️ Nebraska Law Protects Hazing Victims
Nebraska has strong anti-hazing laws. Under Nebraska Revised Statute § 28-311.06, hazing is a crime — and consent is not a defense.
Definition of Hazing in Nebraska:
Any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them — regardless of the person’s willingness to participate.
Penalties in Nebraska:
- Class II misdemeanor — up to 6 months in jail and $1,000 fine
- Class I misdemeanor if serious bodily injury occurs — up to 1 year in jail and $1,000 fine
- Felony if death results
Civil Liability:
In addition to criminal charges, hazing victims in Nebraska can sue for:
- Medical expenses
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Lost wages
- Punitive damages
Universities and national organizations can be held liable for failing to prevent hazing — even if they claim they didn’t know.
🏫 Universities Near Thayer County, Nebraska: They Have the Same Liability as UH
Thayer County is home to strong community values and close-knit families. But when those families send their children to college, they trust that universities will keep them safe.
That trust is being broken.
Universities near Thayer County, Nebraska, have the same legal duties as the University of Houston:
- Duty to supervise Greek life and student organizations
- Duty to inspect fraternity and sorority houses
- Duty to enforce anti-hazing policies
- Duty to protect students from foreseeable harm
When universities fail in these duties — as we’ve seen in Texas — they can be held legally and financially responsible.
The same national fraternities that operate at UH have chapters at Nebraska universities. Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Beta Theta Pi, and others all have active chapters across the state. If they hazed in Houston, they can haze in Nebraska.
📞 Thayer County Families: You Have Rights — And We Can Help
If your child has been hazed, here’s what you should do right now:
- Seek medical attention immediately — even if injuries seem minor. Hazing can cause kidney failure, alcohol poisoning, traumatic brain injury, and psychological trauma.
- Preserve all evidence — take photos of injuries, save all text messages and social media posts, write down what happened while it’s fresh.
- Do not talk to the fraternity, sorority, or university without legal counsel — they will try to control the narrative and minimize your claim.
- Do not sign anything from the organization or their insurance company.
- Contact Attorney 911 immediately — we offer free consultations and work on contingency, meaning you pay nothing unless we win your case.
🎯 Why Thayer County Families Choose Attorney 911
We are not just lawyers. We are legal emergency responders. When a hazing incident happens, we move first, fast, and decisively — just like we’re doing in our $10 million lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi.
✅ We Are Fighting This Battle Right Now
- Currently litigating a $10 million hazing lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi and the University of Houston
- We know how to build these cases — and we know how to win them
✅ We Have Insider Knowledge of How Defendants Fight Back
- Both of our attorneys are former insurance defense lawyers
- We know how fraternities, universities, and insurance companies try to minimize claims
- We use that knowledge to dismantle their defenses
✅ We Serve Thayer County, Nebraska — No Matter the Distance
- Based in Texas, but we represent hazing victims nationwide
- Offer video consultations for Thayer County families who can’t travel
- Will travel to Thayer County for depositions, meetings, and trials
- Federal court authority — can pursue cases in federal jurisdiction
✅ We Work on Contingency — $0 Upfront for Thayer County Families
- No hourly fees
- No retainer required
- We only get paid if we win your case
- This levels the playing field — now you can fight powerful institutions
✅ We Speak Spanish — Se Habla Español
- Hazing affects all communities
- We provide bilingual legal services to Spanish-speaking families in Thayer County
✅ We Have a Proven Track Record of Multi-Million Dollar Results
- Recovered millions for personal injury victims
- Experience with catastrophic injury cases including brain injury, wrongful death, and refinery accidents
- Formerly represented insurance companies — now we fight for victims
📅 Time Is Critical — Nebraska’s Statute of Limitations Is Running
In Nebraska, you have 4 years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. But waiting is dangerous:
- Evidence disappears
- Witnesses forget
- Organizations destroy records
- Your rights expire
Don’t wait until it’s too late. If your child was hazed at a university near Thayer County, Nebraska, contact us immediately.
📞 Call Now: 1-888-ATTY-911
Available 24/7 for Thayer County hazing victims and families.
Email: ralph@atty911.com
Website: attorney911.com
🏆 We Will Fight for Thayer County Families — And We Will Win
The fraternities, the universities, the nationals — they all think they can hide behind “tradition” and “brotherhood.” They think they can intimidate victims into silence. They think they can outlast the legal process.
They’re wrong.
We are Attorney 911. We are Ralph Manginello and Lupe Pena. And we are coming for every institution in Nebraska that allows hazing to continue.
If your child was hazed near Thayer County, Nebraska — we will fight for you. We will hold them accountable. And we will make sure this never happens to another Thayer County family.
Call us now. The fight for justice starts today.
🔥 To the fraternities operating near Thayer County, Nebraska:
We know who you are. We know your corporate structures. We know your insurance policies. We know your hazing histories. And we are watching.
The same legal strategies that secured $10+ million verdicts nationwide apply to your chapter.
If you haze students in Nebraska, we will pursue every liable entity. We already shut down Beta Nu at UH. Your chapter could be next.
🏛️ To the universities near Thayer County, Nebraska:
The same institutional negligence that made University of Houston a defendant exists at your campus. Act now — or face the same accountability.
Thayer County, Nebraska families: Your child didn’t deserve this. You don’t have to face this alone. We are here to help.
Call 1-888-ATTY-911. Justice starts now.
