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Hazing Victims in Cook County: You Are Not Alone — We're Fighting for Justice Right Now If your child was hazed at a Cook County university, fraternity, or sorority — we can help. At Attorney 911, we're currently litigating a $10 million hazing lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi and the University of Houston. Our client was hospitalized with kidney failure after being waterboarded, forced to do 500 squats, and struck with wooden paddles. The same fraternities and sororities operate at universities near Cook County. The same negligence exists at Cook County institutions. And we will fight for Cook County families with the same aggression. ⚠️ What Happened in Houston Could Happen in Cook County The Hazing Nightmare We're Fighting Right Now On November 21, 2025, we filed a $10 million lawsuit on behalf of Leonel Bermudez, a young man who accepted a bid to join Pi Kappa Phi at the University of Houston. What followed was weeks of systematic abuse and torture that hospitalized him for three nights and four days with severe rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney failure. The Hazing Activities That Hospitalized Our Client: Waterboarding with a garden hose — simulated drowning Forced to perform 500+ squats and 100+ pushups until he collapsed Struck with wooden paddles — physical assault with weapons Forced to eat milk, hot dogs, and peppercorns until vomiting — then forced to continue running Another pledge hog-tied face-down on a table with an object in his mouth for over an hour Forced to carry a…
