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When Student Housing Becomes a Fatal Hazard in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas When a 19-year-old student falls from a second-story window at 3:15 in the morning, the insurance company’s first move is to try to make the case about “choices” or “behavior.” We make it about the building. As a trial firm that handles wrongful death claims across the country, we know that no amount of “student life” excuses a property owner from the non-delegable duty to maintain a physically safe structure. A window in a dormitory or fraternity house is not just a piece of glass; it is a critical safety barrier. If that barrier fails because the sill was too low, the latch was broken, or the required fall-prevention devices were missing, the tragedy is not an accident. It is a structural failure. In Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas, many of the older Greek housing structures present unique challenges where historic charm often masks dangerous code violations. If your family is looking for answers after a catastrophic event at Kansas State University or in the surrounding district, you are likely facing a wall of silence from the university and the fraternity’s national organization. Our work is to break through…