Legal Opinion

Vega v. Sacred Heart University, Inc.

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided July 20, 2011No. Civil Action No. 3:10-CV-1870 (JCH)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*60RULING RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS (Doc. No. 14)

JANET C. HALL, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Jasmineann Vega (“Vega”) brings this action against defendant Sacred Heart University, Inc. (“SHU”) for damages resulting from SHU’s failure to respond to an act of hazing, both on and off campus, and the school’s failure to prevent subsequent harassment of Vega. Vega asserts two claims under Connecticut law: (1) she alleges that SHU negligently inflicted emotional distress on her, and (2) she alleges that SHU violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (“CUTPA”), by failing to…

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