Jan 24, 2025 · Sam Martinez, a Washington State University freshman who died from alcohol poisoning in 2019 at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, smiles in an undated photo.

Jan 24, 2025 · 19-year-old Sam Martinez from Bellevue died of alcohol poisoning while pledging a WSU-recognized fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega.

Jan 24, 2025 · The Washington Court of Appeals ruled a trial court errored last year when it dismissed a lawsuit against WSU for its role in the 2019 hazing death of Sam Martinez. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook

3 days ago · – The Washington State Court of Appeals ruled last week that Washington State University (WSU) was responsible for the November 2019 hazing death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez during a fraternity ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Washington State University owed a “duty of care” to Sam Martinez, a student who died in a 2019 fraternity hazing incident, a state appeals court ruled this week. A 19-year-old freshman from ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Washington State University (WSU) has been found liable for the death of student Sam Martinez, an appeals court decision ruled Tuesday. Martinez, a freshman student originally from Bellevue, died ...

For years, Martinez's family has sought to bring the case before a jury, filing a lawsuit against the university. Initially, a trial court sided with WSU, dismissing the case.

Nov 28, 2021 · When a freshman named Sam Martinez died pledging Alpha Tau Omega at Washington State University in 2019, his parents said the national fraternity hid the local chapter's history of hazing,...

Apr 28, 2022 · Sam Martinez, who attended Newport High School in Bellevue, pledged the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity in July of 2019. He began classes in Pullman in August and died three months later, on...

Jan 25, 2025 · KING COUNTY, Wash.–Washington State University is now being held liable for the death of Sam Martinez, a student who died after a hazing incident at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity in 2019.