The parents of a Penn State sophomore who died two years ago after a night of drinking and hazing have sued 28 members of a shuttered fraternity and a security company hired to help enforce alcohol regulations.
Tim Piazza, 19, of Lebanon, New Jersey, died after drinking 18 alcoholic beverages in just under 90 minutes, as part of a hazing ritual while pledging Beta Theta Pi at Penn State.
Lawyers for Tim Piazza's parents announced the federal wrongful death lawsuit Friday and also disclosed they have reached a confidential monetary settlement with Penn State.
The lawsuit says that the night of February 2, 2017, Piazza was pressured to consume a large amount of alcohol in the Beta Theta Pi house and 'became stuporous.'
'The fraternity defendants negligently, recklessly, and outrageously forced, coerced, encouraged or otherwise caused Pennsylvania State University sophomore Timothy Piazza to consume life-threatening amounts of alcohol, and caused him to become intoxicated, fall and suffer grievous injuries and death,' the lawsuit alleges.
'For more than 11 hours after his fall, Timothy Piazza endured horrible pain and suffering, which was documented by closed-circuit cameras.'
Jim and Evelyn Piazza (left and center), parents of Penn State pledge Tim Piazza, who died in 2017 during a hazing ritual, are suing 28 fraternity members and a security company (file)
Evelyn and Jim Piazza (left and right in 2018) also revealed Friday that they had reached a confidential monetary settlement with Penn State
Tim Piazza, 19, died after consuming 18 alcoholic beverages in just under 90 minutes during the hazing ritual in February 2017 while pledging Beta Theta Pi at Penn State.
The now shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at Pennsylvania State University
Authorities say Piazza suffered fatal injuries in a series of falls. Medical help was not summoned until the next morning.
The building's elaborate system of security cameras captured events as Piazza and other pledges engaged in drinking rituals.
After Piazza fell down the basement steps he had to be carried up to a first-floor couch, where he spent the evening and overnight in visible agony.
He was found to have suffered a fractured skull and severe abdominal bleeding, among other injuries.
Not all defendants in the new federal lawsuit face the same allegations. The Piazzas allege negligence, civil conspiracy, battery and infliction of emotional distress.
The battery claims involve allegations that fraternity members physically abused Piazza while he was incapacitated.
A lawyer for St. Moritz Security Services declined comment. Messages sent to lawyers for several of defendants were not immediately returned.
St. Moritz employed people who were paid to make checks of fraternity houses to see if they were complying with rules concerning hazing and drinking.
Michael Bonatucci (left) and Joe Sala are among the 28 Beta Theta Pi members who were previously charged in Piazza's case (pictured August 2017)
Lars Kenyon (left) and Luke Visser (right) were also charged in Piazza's case (both in 2017)
A Penn State spokeswoman said its settlement with the Piazzas, who had not sued the school, codifies the university's reforms to fraternity and sorority life and shows 'our mutual commitment to promoting positive change.'
The agreement touches on safety and accountability for fraternities and sororities, encouragement of alcohol-free housing and continued training for bystander intervention and other preventative measures.
Piazza's death resulted in criminal charges against 28 members of Beta Theta Pi, in many cases the same young men who were sued on Thursday.
Nearly all of those criminal charges have been resolved.
Some have pleaded guilty to mostly alcohol- or hazing-related charges and others have entered a diversion program designed for first-time, nonviolent offenders.
A few defendants still face charges, but no trials are currently scheduled.
The Penn State fraternity brothers who were previously charged in Piazza's case were Joshua Kurczewski, Ryan Burke, Jonathan Kanzler, Bohan Song, Aiden O'Brien, Joseph Ems, Brian Gelb, Patrick Jackson, Reggie Goeke, Mike Fernandez, Donald Prior, Braxton Becker, Luke Visser, Gary Dibilio, Nick Kubera, Michael Bonatucci, Parker Yochim, Brendan Young, Daniel Casey, John Neuman, Gary DiBileo, Joe Sala, Michael Schiavone, Craig Heimer, Lars Kenyon, Parker Yochim, Ed Gilmartin and Ryan Foster.
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