[Vision2020] Judge tosses student injury lawsuit against UI

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of KHQ at:

http://www.khq.com/story/19270562/judge-tosses-student-injury-lawsuit-against-ui
 
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Judge tosses student injury lawsuit against UI

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a student who fell from a fraternity house window in 2009.

The Lewiston Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/MYkJv7 ) that 2nd District Judge Michael Griffin tossed the suit on Friday brought by former student Amanda Andaverde of Caldwell and her parents.

Andaverde was a 19-year-old sophomore when she fell from an upper story window during a Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat house party and suffered debilitating injuries. The university recently rejected the parents' $1 million offer to settle the case.

In court earlier this month, a UI lawyer told the judge the university can't control what students do on private property and shouldn't be held liable for accidents.

Andaverde family attorney Warren Dowdle says a decision to appeal is pending.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
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