🚨 HAZING EMERGENCY: Franklin County Families Need Justice Now

Hazing isn’t tradition. It’s torture. It’s assault. It’s a crime. And it’s happening at colleges and universities near Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

At Attorney 911, we’re fighting this crisis right now. We’re currently representing a hazing victim in a $10 million lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and the University of Houston. Our client was waterboarded, forced to do 500 squats until his muscles broke down, struck with wooden paddles, and hospitalized with kidney failure—all because he wanted to join a brotherhood.

The same fraternities operate near Franklin County. The same universities fail to protect students. The same culture of abuse exists. And Franklin County families deserve the same aggressive legal representation we’re bringing to this case.

If your child has been hazed at a college or university near Franklin County, Pennsylvania, you have legal rights. You have options. And you are not alone.

🔥 What Hazing Really Looks Like in Franklin County

Hazing isn’t just “boys being boys” or “harmless pranks.” The hazing we’re fighting in court includes:

• Waterboarding and simulated drowning (yes, this is happening at colleges near Franklin County)
• Forced consumption of alcohol, food, or other substances until vomiting
• Extreme physical punishment—500 squats, 100 pushups, bear crawls, 100-yard crawls
• Beatings with wooden paddles or other objects
• Sleep deprivation—forced to drive members during early morning hours
• Psychological torture—humiliation, degradation, threats of expulsion
• Sexual humiliation—forced to carry objects of sexual nature

This isn’t tradition. This is abuse. This is assault. This is happening near Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

🏥 The Medical Reality: Hazing Can Kill

Hazing doesn’t just leave emotional scars. It causes real, life-threatening physical injuries:

• Rhabdomyolysis—muscle breakdown that can lead to kidney failure (this is what happened to our client)
• Acute kidney failure—requires hospitalization, can be fatal
• Alcohol poisoning—can cause death
• Traumatic brain injuries—from beatings or falls
• Hypothermia or heat stroke—from exposure
• Cardiac arrest—from extreme physical exertion
• Permanent organ damage
• Death

Franklin County families: This is what your children are risking when they join Greek organizations or other student groups near you.

⚖️ Your Legal Rights as a Franklin County Hazing Victim

If your child has been hazed near Franklin County, Pennsylvania, you have legal options:

1. Civil Lawsuit for Compensation

You can sue for:

• Medical expenses—hospital bills, future treatment
• Pain and suffering—physical and emotional trauma
• Lost wages—time missed from work or school
• Punitive damages—to punish those responsible and prevent future hazing

In Texas, there is NO CAP on pain and suffering damages in personal injury cases. Juries have awarded millions in hazing cases.

2. Who Can Be Held Liable?

We sue everyone responsible:

• Local fraternity/sorority chapters—the people who did the hazing
• National organizations—they know about the culture and fail to stop it
• Universities—they own the houses, control the organizations, and fail to protect students
• Individual members—personal liability for their actions
• Alumni—if hazing occurred at their homes

3. Criminal Charges

Hazing is a crime in Pennsylvania. Depending on the severity, perpetrators can face:

• Misdemeanor charges
• Felony charges (if serious bodily injury or death occurs)
• Jail time

Franklin County families: You can pursue both civil AND criminal action.

💰 Multi-Million Dollar Precedents: Hazing Cases Win Big

Hazing cases result in substantial settlements and verdicts. Recent examples:

Franklin County families: These same results are possible for your case.

🏛️ Pennsylvania Hazing Laws: What You Need to Know

Pennsylvania has strong anti-hazing laws to protect students:

Pennsylvania Anti-Hazing Law (18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2810)

• Definition: Hazing is any action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of initiation, admission, or affiliation with any organization.
• Criminal Penalties:
  • Misdemeanor of the third degree for general hazing
  • Felony of the third degree if hazing causes serious bodily injury or death
• Organizational Penalties: Fines up to $5,000, loss of recognition, forfeiture of property

Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law (Act 80 of 2018)

• Named after Penn State student Timothy Piazza, who died from hazing
• Key Provisions:
  • Makes hazing a felony if it causes serious bodily injury or death
  • Requires universities to publicly report hazing incidents
  • Provides immunity for reporting hazing

Consent Is Not a Defense

Pennsylvania law explicitly states that consent is not a defense to hazing. Even if your child “agreed” to participate, the hazing is still illegal.

🎯 Why Franklin County Families Choose Attorney 911

We’re not just hazing lawyers. We’re hazing litigation experts with a track record of fighting—and winning—against powerful institutions.

1. We’re Fighting This Battle RIGHT NOW

We’re currently representing a hazing victim in a $10 million lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi and the University of Houston. This isn’t hypothetical—we’re in the fight, and we’re bringing that same aggression to Franklin County families.

2. Former Insurance Defense Attorneys

Both Ralph Manginello and Lupe Pena worked for insurance companies before switching sides to represent victims. We know their playbook, their delay tactics, and their lowball strategies. We use that knowledge to maximize your recovery.

3. Nationwide Reach — We Serve Franklin County

While we’re based in Texas, we represent hazing victims nationwide, including Franklin County. We have:

• Federal court authority (U.S. District Court admission)
• Dual-state bar licenses (Texas AND New York)
• Willingness to travel to Franklin County for depositions and trials
• Video consultation technology for Franklin County families

Distance is not a barrier to justice.

4. Proven Results in High-Stakes Cases

• BP Texas City Explosion Litigation—mass tort experience against corporate defendants
• $10 million hazing lawsuit—currently litigating
• Multi-million dollar personal injury verdicts and settlements
• Hundreds of cases won by exposing flawed evidence

5. We Speak Your Language — Literally

We have bilingual staff who can serve Spanish-speaking Franklin County families. Se habla español.

6. No Upfront Costs for Franklin County Families

We work on contingency—you pay nothing upfront. We only get paid if we win your case. If we don’t recover compensation for you, you owe us nothing.

📋 What Franklin County Families Should Do If Their Child Is Hazed

If your child has been hazed near Franklin County, Pennsylvania, time is critical. Here’s what to do:

1. Get Medical Attention

• Even if injuries seem minor, get checked by a doctor
• Rhabdomyolysis and other serious conditions may not show symptoms immediately
• Medical records are critical evidence

2. Preserve All Evidence

• Take photos of injuries at all stages of healing
• Save all communications—texts, GroupMe chats, social media messages
• Document everything—dates, times, locations, what happened
• Get witness information—names and contact info of other pledges or witnesses

3. Do NOT Talk to the Organization

• Do not confront fraternity/sorority leadership
• Do not give statements to university administrators
• Do not sign anything from the organization or their lawyers

4. Do NOT Post on Social Media

• Anything you post can be used against you
• Do not discuss the incident online
• Do not delete old posts (this can be seen as destruction of evidence)

5. Contact Attorney 911 Immediately

• Call 1-888-ATTY-911 (24/7)
• Email ralph@atty911.com
• Schedule a free consultation—we’ll evaluate your case and explain your options

🏆 Our Promise to Franklin County Families

When you choose Attorney 911, we promise:

1. We will listen—your story matters.
2. We will investigate—we’ll gather all the evidence.
3. We will fight—aggressively, relentlessly, for justice.
4. We will protect you—from retaliation, intimidation, and institutional pressure.
5. We will pursue every possible defendant—individuals, chapters, nationals, universities.
6. We will maximize your compensation—medical bills, pain and suffering, punitive damages.
7. We will travel to Franklin County—for depositions, meetings, and trials.
8. We will keep you informed—every step of the way.

Franklin County families: You are not alone. We are here to fight for you.

🚨 Franklin County Hazing Hotline: 1-888-ATTY-911

If your child has been hazed near Franklin County, Pennsylvania, call us NOW.

📞 1-888-ATTY-911 (24/7)
📧 ralph@atty911.com
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Free consultation. No upfront costs. We fight for Franklin County families.

📢 To Fraternities and Sororities Near Franklin County:

We see you. We know what you’re doing. And we will hold you accountable.

Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, and every other fraternity and sorority operating near Franklin County:

We are watching. The same legal strategies that secured $10+ million verdicts and settlements nationwide apply to your chapters. We track your housing corporations, your national organizations, and your documented histories of hazing deaths and injuries.

If you haze students near Franklin County, we will find every liable entity. We will sue everyone responsible. And we will shut you down.

The Beta Nu chapter at University of Houston learned this the hard way. Your chapter could be next.

🏛️ To Universities Near Franklin County:

You own the houses. You control the organizations. You have the power to stop this.

University of Houston owned the Pi Kappa Phi house where our client was waterboarded. They had the power to inspect, regulate, and shut down the chapter. They chose not to act.

The same failure is happening at universities near Franklin County.

If your institution owns fraternity or sorority houses, if you recognize Greek organizations, if you collect student activity fees—you have a legal duty to protect your students.

If you fail to act, you will be held liable. And we will hold you accountable.

🎓 To Franklin County Parents:

You send your children to college expecting them to be safe. That trust is being betrayed.

The same fraternities that waterboarded our client have chapters at universities near Franklin County. The same universities that failed to protect our client are failing students near you.

You deserve to know the truth. You deserve to know what’s happening to your children.

If your child is pledging a fraternity or sorority near Franklin County, talk to them about hazing. Tell them:

• It’s not tradition—it’s abuse.
• It’s not bonding—it’s torture.
• It’s not harmless—it can kill.
• They can say no.
• They can walk away.
• They can call us.

And if the worst happens—if your child is hazed, hospitalized, or worse—we will be there to fight for you.

🔚 Enough Is Enough

Hazing has taken too many lives. It has destroyed too many futures. It has traumatized too many families.

Franklin County families: It’s time to fight back.

If your child has been hazed near Franklin County, Pennsylvania, you have legal rights. You have options. And you have Attorney 911.

Call us today. Let’s hold them accountable. Let’s stop this crisis. Let’s get justice for Franklin County.

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