David C. Pellegrin
Can Fraternity Members Be Held Civilly Liable When a Sleep-Deprived Pledge Hits and Kills Someone While Driving?
Published by The Pellegrin Firm March 5, 2020
In an interesting case decided by the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in October 2019, the court ruled that members of a fraternity’s executive board could be held individually liable for a fatal car accident allegedly caused by a sleep-deprived pledge forced to act as a designated driver for intoxicated fraternity members.