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07-03-2007, 01:12 AM
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Sigma Nu chapter at Alabama sued over knife injuries..
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07-03-2007, 08:04 AM
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i thought i remembered this happening at bama, not uab. i am truly sorry to learn that the young man did not make a full recovery.
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07-03-2007, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FSUZeta
i thought i remembered this happening at bama, not uab. i am truly sorry to learn that the young man did not make a full recovery.
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Hmmm...the article states University of Alabama, which is usually UAB. If I have the school wrong, please let me know and I will edit my post. Thanks.
I looked up the UAB website and they do not list a chapter of Sigma Nu there. I will edit my first posting.
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07-03-2007, 08:54 AM
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UAB usually means University of Alabama Birmingham.
UA is Bama.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/NEWS/609130323/1007/NEWS02
It says he was a member of the fraternity.... At this chapter, and was working to remove the assaulter from the party. Nice job by the lawyer to find some extra people to sue. (I bet Theta chapter settles)
I feel bad for this kid, and I hope the guy that actually assaulted him pays dearly for such a stupid action.
On an extremely selfish note; I sure hope they don't shut down Theta chapter over this (our Nationals has been a bit trigger happy lately)
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07-03-2007, 09:09 AM
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07-03-2007, 11:33 AM
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It's not that I actually want or expect the fraternity to lose the case, but I imagine that the family is hoping to get enough money to care for their brain damaged son, rather than looking for anything punitive or having a personal-injury-suit-as-lottery-ticket mentality.
If it is true that he is as disabled as the stories present, the family confronts a real problem, especially upon the death of his parents. If the guy can't live independently, what will they do?
It would seem to me that the fraternity probably does have insurance, but that the family is going to have to prove that the fraternity is responsible, and I think it might be pretty hard.
If you don't have it already, all of us should probably look into long term disability insurance. We don't think we're going to need it, but I bet if this guy had it, there'd be no suit.
I wonder how expensive it would be for a national group to offer it to members?
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07-03-2007, 08:56 AM
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The articles says nothing about UAB. It's University of Alabama all the way.
What I see there is a different version of the facts than I've heard before. My understanding was that the injured party was volunteering to help out with security. He was a former candidate or something. It's also interesting because the stabbing happened outside of fraternity property and was perpetrated by someone who the injured party was helping to kick out because they weren't on the guest list.
At any rate, this is why we have guest lists at parties. It's bad news for everyone involved.
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