<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div><div><span>Courtesy of KHQ at:</span></div><div><br></div><div><span></span><a href="http://www.khq.com/story/19270562/judge-tosses-student-injury-lawsuit-against-ui"><a href="http://www.khq.com/story/19270562/judge-tosses-student-injury-lawsuit-against-ui">http://www.khq.com/story/19270562/judge-tosses-student-injury-lawsuit-against-ui</a></a></div><div> <br><span>-----------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span><h3 class="" style="display: block; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; font-family: arial, verdana, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Judge tosses student injury lawsuit against UI</h3></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The Lewiston Tribune reported (<a href="http://bit.ly/MYkJv7"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/MYkJv7"><a href="http://bit.ly/MYkJv7">http://bit.ly/MYkJv7</a></a> ) that 2nd District Judge Michael Griffin tossed the suit on Friday brought by former student Amanda Andaverde of Caldwell and her parents.</span><br><span></span><br><span>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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Andaverde family attorney Warren Dowdle says a decision to appeal is pending.</span><br><span></span><br><span>-----------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Seeya round town, Moscow.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Tom Hansen</span><br><span>Moscow, Idaho</span><br><span></span><br><span>"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!)."</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</span><br><span></span></div></div><div></div></div></body></html>