EMU Settles Dorm Death Case

Larry Buckfire

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The family of the Eastern MIchigan University student who was killed in her dormitory has agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit for $2.5 million. This tragegy was first reported about one year ago when her body was discovered in her dorm room. Police later arrested a fellow student and charged him rape and murder.

Initially, the university informed the parents that their daughter had died from natural causes. She had a heart arrhythmia and the family concluded that the stress from final exams contributed to a natural death. Further investigation though determined that it was a homicide. Apparently, the school was sued due to security defects in the dormitory building which permitted the assailant to enter into the dorm.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Wrongful Death.