by Lynnanne Nguyen, KOMO News Reporter TOPICS: SEATTLE — More than five years after the tragic death of 19-year-old Sam ...

The Washington State Court of Appeals ruled this week that Washington State University (WSU) is responsible for the 2019 ...

An appeals court ruled Washington State University owed a "duty of care" to Sam Martinez, a student who died from alcohol ...

A result of Sam’s family’s advocacy, the Washington Legislature passed a law that increased the penalty for hazing in 2023 ...

WSU argued in court records that because the illegal hazing happened at ATO's off-campus house, it wasn't responsible. The ...

Washington State University owed a “duty of care” to Sam Martinez, a student who died in a 2019 fraternity hazing incident, a ...

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 . That led to new state laws and ...

A 19-year-old Washington State University freshman and Newport High graduate, Sam Martinez died of alcohol poisoning in 2019 ...

The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled a trial court errored last year when it dismissed a lawsuit against WSU for its ...

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