Family sues fraternity for $28M over pledge's hazing death

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The family of a Virginia Commonwealth University student who died after a 2021 hazing is suing the fraternity for $28 million

RICHMOND, Va. — — The family of a Virginia Commonwealth Universityfrom alcohol poisoning in a 2021 hazing is suing the fraternity for $28 million.

A police investigation found that Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old who had received a bid to the Delta Chi fraternity, was told to drink a large bottle of whiskey in February 2021. The freshman from Loudoun County was found dead the next morning. The office of the chief medical examinerCourtney White, Oakes' cousin, filed a wrongful death suit naming Delta Chi Fraternity Inc.

 

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