Family of Stanford soccer star who died by suicide files wrongful death lawsuit against school

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The family of Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school nine months after she took her own life.

Meyer's family argues that Meyer, who was 22 at the time of her death on Feb. 28, was feeling distressed about facing discipline from the school over an incident six months earlier.

The suit says Meyer spilled coffee on a football player at the school who had allegedly sexually assaulted one of Meyer's teammates. 

Meyer, according to the suit, received a formal written notice that charged her with a "violation of the fundamental standard" the day she died.

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