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University of Virginia Frat Files $25 Million Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone
The fraternity wants $25 million in damages (plus $350,000 in punitive damages per defendant) on four counts of defamation, including press releases from Rolling Stone on the story’s accuracy and an interview with Erdely on Michael Smerconish’s SiriusXM show.
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The Phi Kappa Psi chapter at the University of Virginia filed the complaint on Monday in Charlottesville Circuit Court.
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A flawed story published by Rolling Stone that purported to expose a culture of rape at The University of Virginia has attracted another lawsuit.
Earlier this year, three UVA Phi Psi alums filed an independent lawsuit against Rolling Stone; one of the men named in the lawsuit lived in the fraternity house in 2012, and he claims he has taken a personal hit to his reputation from people who assume he took part in the debunked rape.
In its lawsuit Monday, the University of Virginia’s chapter of Phi Kappa Psi said the erroneous story fueled worldwide outrage and condemnation in its direction. The Phi Kappa Psi house was vandalized and the school shut down fraternity and sorority activities for the rest of the semester.
The lawsuit follows similar legal action against the magazine from three former members of Phi Kappa Psi and a UVa. administrator.
Through a spokeswoman, Rolling Stone declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The story ignited a national firestorm both over the graphic nature of the alleged assault and what appeared to be a callous response from the university. The chapter denied those allegations and cooperated with a police investigation that also found no evidence to support the story.
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Rolling Stone is also being sued by Dean Nicole Eramo, who was accused in the now-retracted article as being indifferent to student’s claims of sexual assault. The story specifically alleged that a young woman named Jackie had been raped by frat members, even suggesting that the university was aware of the incident and did nothing to help her. With much controversy, the story was eventually discredited before being retracted outright by Rolling Stone.