Stabbing Victim's Parents File $5 Million Claim Against UConn
The parents of slain University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard are seeking more than $5 million in damages from the school, claiming that UConn provided insufficient security and supervision for a 2009 dance on campus, after which Howard was stabbed to death, according to an article from The Hartford Courant.
Howard’s parents, Joanglia Howard and Alex Moore of Florida also have another lawsuit pending at Superior Court in Hartford against Jo-Ryu Security/Body Guard Service LLC of Hartford – the firm hired to provide nine security guards for the West Indian student organization dance, attended by some 350 people on Oct. 17, 2009, the article says. That suit seeks unspecified “money damages” for alleged negligence.