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The Complete Guide to Hazing Lawsuits in Texas for Families in Copper Canyon If you are a parent in Copper Canyon, in Denton County, your worst nightmare may be receiving a call that your college student has been injured, humiliated, or worse during a fraternity, sorority, or campus organization initiation. The promise of brotherhood, sisterhood, and tradition can hide a dangerous reality of coercion, abuse, and systemic failure. Right now, in our own state, we are fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in the country, and it highlights exactly what families across Texas—including right here in Copper Canyon and throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area—need to understand about this pervasive problem. We represent Leonel Bermudez in a $10 million hazing and abuse lawsuit against the University of Houston, the Pi Kappa Phi national fraternity, its Beta Nu chapter housing corporation, and 13 individual fraternity leaders. As detailed in the Click2Houston report on UH Pi Kappa Phi hazing case and ABC13 coverage of Leonel Bermudez’s UH hazing lawsuit, Bermudez’s fall 2025 pledge period involved being forced to carry a degrading "pledge fanny pack" 24/7, enduring hours-long "study" blocks, overnight driving duties, and extreme physical abuse. This included sprints, bear crawls,…