"The fall, which lawyers called "foreseeable and preventable," happened at a party on " Cal Day," on April 19. Attorneys said that while using the stairway, Bhatti fell from an intermediate landing where people were allowed to gather. The complaint alleged that the party was "grossly overcrowded" and "exceeding occupancy limits." Bhatti fell approximately 14 feet and onto the concrete, causing "catastrophic injuries" such as a spinal cord injury that caused paralysis, a skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, rib fractures and a scapular fracture."
"After the fall, fraternity members picked up Bhatti, brought her inside and placed her on a couch, the complaint said. When members located her friends, they did not tell them that Bhatti fell and "mischaracterized" her condition by saying she was "too drunk," attorneys alleged. Bhatti's friends carried her "several blocks to their residence," according to the complaint. A fraternity member allegedly told the friends that Bhatti needed to be removed "so the Chapter would not get in trouble.""
Bandna Bhatti fell from an external steel stairway at the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house during a Cal Day party on April 19. The party reportedly exceeded occupancy limits and was grossly overcrowded, and people gathered on an intermediate landing where Bhatti fell about 14 feet onto concrete. The fall caused catastrophic injuries including spinal cord injury with paralysis, skull fracture, traumatic brain injury, rib fractures and a scapular fracture. Fraternity members moved Bhatti inside, placed her on a couch, mischaracterized her condition as "too drunk," and let friends carry her away. Members allegedly failed to immediately call 911 or stabilize her spine. The lawsuit accuses the fraternity of neglecting repairs and leaving the staircase and balcony structurally deficient and hazardous.
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