Katie Meyer’s household recordsdata wrongful loss of life swimsuit towards Stanford

The dad and mom of Katie Meyer, a star soccer goalie who died by suicide final spring, filed a wrongful loss of life lawsuit towards Stanford on Wednesday.

On the time of her loss of life Meyer, 21, was going through disciplinary motion for allegedly spilling espresso on a Stanford soccer participant who was accused of sexually assaulting a feminine soccer participant. Meyer’s father mentioned his daughter was defending that teammate, who was a minor on the time.

The lawsuit states that on the night time of her loss of life, Stanford “negligently and recklessly” despatched her the formal disciplinary discover that “contained threatening language relating to sanctions and potential ‘elimination from the college.'”

On the night time of Feb. 28, Meyer FaceTimed her dad and mom and two sisters from her dorm room at Stanford and she or he was in an excellent temper, in keeping with her mother. They have been coordinating her plans for spring break, which included a cease dwelling in Southern California earlier than a couple of days in Mexico with buddies.

Nonetheless, her dad and mom say that later that night Meyer obtained the six-page electronic mail from Stanford informing her of a disciplinary listening to.

The next day, Meyer was discovered useless in her dorm room, the place she lived as a resident adviser. An post-mortem carried out March 3 confirmed the way of loss of life was from suicide.

“Stanford’s after-hours disciplinary cost, and the reckless nature and method of submission to Katie, brought about Katie to endure an acute stress response that impulsively led to her suicide,” the lawsuit states. “Katie’s suicide was accomplished with out planning and solely in response to the stunning and deeply distressing data she obtained from Stanford whereas alone in her room with none assist or sources.”

A senior learning worldwide relations and historical past, Meyer made two key saves in a penalty shootout to assist Stanford win the nationwide championship in 2019. She was part of the celebrated 2022 Mayfield Fellows Program — which is geared towards creating college students to steer know-how ventures — and was awaiting acceptance into Stanford Legislation College.