The West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled a lawsuit over a student’s 2014 death at a fraternity house for $250,000.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state Board of Risk and Insurance Management agreed to the settlement in which the WVU board denied liability in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Michael Burch.
Burch was found unconscious and not breathing at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house in Morgantown. He was from Williamsville, New York, a Buffalo suburb. Police determined it was an alcohol-related death.
The lawsuit was filed by Burch’s parents in 2015 in Monongalia County Circuit Court.
As part of the settlement, the insurer also paid a $20,000 donation to WVU Children’s Hospital Critical Care Services and $5,000 to the Center for Organ Recovery and Education.
Topics Lawsuits Virginia Education Universities
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Apollo Sees Echoes of Collapse of SVB in US Insurance’s Shift to Caymans 
Court Awards $32 Million Over Premature Baby’s Death at Yale Hospital 
What to Expect in 2026: US P/C Results More Like 2024 
Death at Universal’s Orlando Resort Roller Coaster Ruled Accidental 
