Family of Sam Martinez wins court battle to bring WSU hazing death case to trial . Lynnanne Nguyen, KOMO News Reporter. Sat, January 25th 2025 at 5:19 PM. Updated Sun, January 26th 2025 at 6:08 PM. 5.

WSU is liable in Sam Martinez hazing death, appellate judges rule Jan. 24, 2025 Updated Fri., Jan. 24, 2025 at 6:09 p.m. Sam Martinez, a Washington State University freshman who died from alcohol ...

WSU freshman Sam Martinez died in 2019. His family has since pushed for tougher rules for Greek organizations.

Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez died of acute alcohol poisoning after a 2019 fraternity event. His death, Pullman Police and WSU agreed, was the result of hazing at Alpha Tau ...

The Washington Court of Appeals ruled a trial court errored last year when it dismissed a lawsuit against WSU for its role in the 2019 hazing death of Sam Martinez. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Washington State University (WSU) has been found liable for the death of student Sam Martinez, an appeals court decision ruled Tuesday. Martinez, a freshman student originally from Bellevue, died ...

The hazing of Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez 13:33. We've all heard the story: a healthy young man is hospitalized or dies after being hazed pledging a college fraternity.

News; Crime/Public Safety; Sam Martinez case: Last of 15 prosecutions related to WSU student’s alcohol death is done Oct. 22, 2021 Updated Fri., Oct. 22, 2021 at 8:48 p.m. Sam Martinez was a ...

For years, Martinez's family has sought to bring the case before a jury, filing a lawsuit against the university. Initially, a trial court sided with WSU, dismissing the case.

Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez died of acute alcohol poisoning after a 2019 fraternity event. His death, Pullman Police and WSU agreed, was the result of hazing at Alpha Tau ...

“There was no ‘special relationship’ between (Sam Martinez) and (WSU) that would create a duty owed to (Sam) by (WSU)," wrote Judge Richardson in her order. The Appeals Court decision ...