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Originally posted by Munchkin03
What happens when you sue a local? Since they usually don't have the insurance that national or even regional groups do, can you really get any money?
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DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer.
From what I understand, if there was no insurance policy that would cover this all the members of the local would be responsible for paying the settlement. They would have to divide it up amongst themselves. I could be wrong...I guess it depends on exactly how the suit was worded. It may only list certain members and not the entire organization, especially since there's no real alumnae base.
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If the sorority was underground, can the university even be held liable for the actions of unrecognized groups?
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Ummmm....I'm not a lawyer, and I have my theories that I'd rather not discuss (gained from discussing this case and similar cases with other professionals). I think for negligence to be proven, one must have some sort of prior knowledge and fail to act on that knowledge. One of our GC lawyers could probably address this issue better than I.
PsychTau