The University of California Board of Regents can not be held responsible in a Riverside lawsuit alleging a student died from fraternity hazing, a Riverside judge ruled.
After University of California, Riverside, student Tyler Hilliard died while pledging Alpha Phi Alpha Sept. 16, 2018, his parents brought a wrongful death case against both the university and the fraternity.
They claim the university shares responsibility for their son’s death because of the actions of one of the campus employees.
Riverside Superior Court found June 7 that four of the parents’ six causes against the University of California were to be dismissed because the complaint did not prove the university knew