The parents of Caleb Wilson, a student at Southern University who died during a hazing incident while pledging Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., have filed a civil lawsuit against the fraternity and the university. The Wilson family is suing for wrongful death and survival damages.
As reported by Fox 8 Live, Urania Brown Wilson and Corey Wilson Sr. filed a petition for wrongful death and survival damages in the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge. In the lawsuit, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., the Beta Sigma and Lambda Alpha chapters of the fraternity, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and A&M College are named as the defendants. Twelve members were also named as defendants in the case, including Caleb M. McCray, Kyle M. Thurman, and Isaiah E. Smith, who were ar