If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline which provides confidential 24/7 support by dialing 9-8-8.
A trial date has been set in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Stanford by the parents of Katie Meyer, the soccer goalie who died by suicide March 1, 2022.
The case is set to go to trial April 13, 2026, according to a document the Santa Clara County Superior Court of California posted online – almost 2½ years after the civil lawsuit was filed.
Meyer helped lead Stanford to the NCAA championship in 2019. She was 22 at the time of her death, only months before she was set to graduate.
The lawsuit was filed Nov. 23, 2022. The Meyers’ accusations revolve around a formal disciplinary charge leveled against Meyer by Stanford. Her diploma was placed on hold three months before her scheduled graduation after Meyer either intentionally or accidentally spilled hot coffee on a Stanford football player.
Meyer received a formal written notice charging her with a “Violation of the Fundamental Standard by spilling coffee on another student,’ the night before her body was found in her dorm room, according to the lawsuit.
Over the past two years, attorneys for Meyer’s parents and Stanford have wrangled over an assortment of issues, including what evidence might reveal and what evidence still exists.