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Jury Awards $7.8 Million in Fraternity Alcohol Case

2/1/2026

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A Pennsylvania jury awarded $7.8 million to the family of Justin King.
Justin King was an 18-year-old Bloomsburg University freshman who died in September 2019 after a party at an Alpha Sigma Tau sorority house.
His mother alleged that a fraternity and the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority provided excessive alcohol during an initiation process.
The sorority criticized the verdict as setting a dangerous precedent.

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Story summary

A Pennsylvania jury awarded $7.8 million to the family of Justin King.
Justin King was an 18-year-old Bloomsburg University freshman who died in September 2019 after a party at an Alpha Sigma Tau sorority house.
His mother alleged that a fraternity and the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority provided excessive alcohol during an initiation process.
The sorority criticized the verdict as setting a dangerous precedent.