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Washington Wrongful Death & Fraternity Hazing Attorneys — Attorney911 & Ralph Manginello Bring 27+ Years of Federal-Court Trial Practice to the Sam Martinez Incident, Lead Counsel in the Active $10M+ Bermudez v. Pi Kappa Phi Hazing Lawsuit, We Pursue Institutions Like Washington State University and National Chapters for Breach of the Special Relationship Duty, Lupe Peña the Former Insurance-Defense Insider Who Knows How the Claims Machine Values and Denies These Cases, We Secure Disciplinary Logs and Communication Threads Before the Evidence Clock Runs, Millions Recovered in Wrongful-Death Cases — Free 24/7 Consultation, No Fee Unless We Win, Hablamos Español, 1-888-ATTY-911

The Phone Call from Pullman: When a Washington University Must Answer for a Life Lost The phone call no parent should ever receive often comes in the middle of the night from a 509 area code. It starts with a notification from a hospital or a coroner and ends with the realization that the son you sent to Pullman to build a future is never coming home. In the wake of the 2019 death of 19-year-old freshman Sam Martinez at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, a legal battle has reached the Washington Supreme Court that will decide if a university is just a landlord or if it carries a “special relationship” that makes it responsible for the safety of its students. We represent families in their darkest hours, and we know that while no amount of money can replace a child, the legal system is the only tool we have to force institutional change. If your family is facing the aftermath of a fraternity tragedy, you are fighting a battle of law as much as a battle of facts. The university will argue that because the incident happened at an off-campus, private residence involving adult students, they are exempt from…

Sam Martinez WSU Hazing Death & Washington University Liability — Attorney911 Represents Families in Wrongful Death Litigation, Ralph Manginello’s 27+ Years of Trial Practice & Lead Counsel in Active $10M+ Hazing Lawsuit, We Pursue the Special Relationship Duty and Institutional Failure to Warn of Fatal Alcohol Rituals, Millions Recovered for Catastrophic Loss, Lupe Peña the Former Insurance-Defense Insider — Free 24/7 Consultation, No Fee Unless We Win, Hablamos Español, 1-888-ATTY-911

Washington Hazing Death Lawsuits: Holding Universities and Fraternities Accountable The moment a parent receives the call that their child is never coming home from college, the world stops. In the aftermath of a tragedy like the 2019 death of Sam Martinez at Washington State University, the grief is often followed by a secondary trauma: an institutional machine that immediately begins grinding to protect itself. We represent families in crisis, and we know that the fight for accountability in a wrongful death case involving hazing is not just about a single night of bad decisions. It is about a systemic failure by multi-billion-dollar institutions that recruit students into a “Greek life” system they know is dangerous, and then try to wash their hands of the consequences. The Washington State Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments that will define the future of student safety in this state. The core of the case is the “Special Relationship” doctrine. The university argues that because the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity house was technically off-campus, the school had no duty to protect a 19-year-old freshman from being forced to drink a “family bottle” of vodka. We disagree. When a university exercises control over these organizations,…