6 days ago · Washington State University owed a “duty of care” to Sam Martinez, a student who died in a 2019 fraternity hazing incident, a state appeals court ruled this week. A 19-year-old freshman from ...

6 days ago · SEATTLE — More than five years after the tragic death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez at a fraternity event, the Washington Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of his family, allowing their case to ...

6 days ago · 19-year-old Sam Martinez from Bellevue died of alcohol poisoning while pledging a WSU-recognized fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega.

6 days ago · Washington State University has been found liable for the death of student Sam Martinez, an appeals court decision ruled Tuesday.

Jan 24, 2025 · 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.

6 days ago · The alcohol-poisoning death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez sparked outrage over hazing, and his parents sought changes in his name in an effort to protect future students .

6 days ago · Washington State University is now being held liable for the death of Sam Martinez, a student who died after a hazing incident at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity in 2019.

Nov 28, 2021 · When a freshman named Sam Martinez died pledging Alpha Tau Omega at Washington State University in 2019, his parents said the national fraternity hid the local chapter's history of...

Jun 9, 2022 · PULLMAN, Wash. — Approximately 35 hours of Pullman Police Department taped interviews connected to the 2019 WSU fraternity hazing death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez reveal members and pledges of...

Dec 12, 2024 · Then in 2019, Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez, 19, died during a hazing event at his fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega. He died of alcohol poisoning after pressure from...