Family of former Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer files wrongful death lawsuit against university
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Katie Meyer's parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford, saying the 21-year-old goalie was distressed about facing discipline over an incident from August 2021. Meyer took her own life in late February. The civil lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court. USA Today obtained the lawsuit. The lawsuit says Meyer spilled coffee on a Stanford football player who allegedly had sexually assaulted a soccer teammate. It also said that Meyer received a formal written notice on the evening of Feb. 28 — the same night she died — that charged her with a "Violation of the Fundamental Standard." The violation put her diploma on hold a few months before she was supposed to graduate, USA Today reported. Her parents argue in the lawsuit that the notice came "after-hours" while Meyer was "alone in her room without any support or resources." The lawsuit says that Meyer responded to the email "expressing how 'shocked and distraught' she was over being charged and t
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