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• If FAMU loses hazing suit, law may limit damages awarded Orlando Sentinel The law blunts efforts to collect damages for claims of wrongful death and police brutality. "Because of the immunity, the [government's] attitude often is, 'Go ahead, sue us,' '' said Leland Garvin, a personal-injury lawyer in Fort Lauderdale.

• UCF Athletics Association files appeal in Ereck Plancher wrongful-death case Orlando Sentinel By Iliana Limón, Orlando Sentinel The UCF Athletics Association filed its appeal in the Ereck Plancher wrongful-death case, focusing on three issues it argues should lead to the dismissal of the case, limit damages paid to the former football player's ...

• Another hazing suspect turns himself in Tallahassee.com Willis was arrested and charged with felony hazing that lead to the death of FAMU drum major, Robert Champion. State Attorney Lamar Lawson in Orlando said earlier Wednesday that 13 people were being charged in the beating death of 26-year-old Champion. and more »

• Hazing death: Victim's parents want Florida A&M band dismantled Los Angeles Times By Richard Fausset ATLANTA -- A day after 13 people were charged with hazing crimes in connection with the death of a Florida A&M drum major, the parents of Robert Champion and their lawyer branded the charges as too slight, the investigation as less ... and more »

• Florida hazing UPI.com ORLANDO, Fla., May 2 (UPI) -- Criminal charges have been filed against 13 students in the hazing death of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion, a Florida state attorney said Wednesday. The lethal hazing of the 26-year-old occurred after the band's ... and more »

• News briefs: National Boise State University The Arbiter Online ORLANDO, FLA.–Several people will be charged Wednesday in the beating death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who was severely hazed on a charter bus after the Florida Classic football game in Orlando last fall. and more »

• 13 charged in FAMU death by hazing Florida Today Florida State Attorney Lawson Lamar, right, announces charges against 13 people in the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion. / AP Thirteen people have been charged with hazing crimes in the beating death of Florida A&M ... and more »

• 13 Charged In Florida A&M Hazing Death HispanicBusiness.com The lethal hazing of the 26-year-old occurred after the band's performance at a football game in Orlando last November, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Prosecutors said 11 of the 13 students face felony hazing charges. Orange-Osceola State Attorney ... and more »

• Several to face charges in death of Robert Champion in hazing case Boston Herald By Denise-Marie Balona / The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. — Several people will be charged Wednesday in the beating death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who was severely hazed on a charter bus after the Florida Classic football ... and more »

• FAMU hazing: 'Several' to face charges in the death of Robert Champion Orlando Sentinel Champion was punched, kicked, and suffocated by fellow marching band members, according to the Champion family's attorney, Christopher Chestnut, who has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the charter bus company and the bus driver. and more »

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