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Sacred Heart University, in Connecticut, has settled a lawsuit filed by the mother of a student who died after choking at a pancake-eating contest on campus in 2017, the Associated Press reported.
Caitlin Nelson, a 20-year-old junior and social work major, died three days after choking at the contest, a charity fundraiser conceived by a sorority. The lawsuit alleged that Sacred Heart approved the contest despite the potential danger of eating pancakes quickly due to their thick density. Sacred Heart denied wrongdoing in court documents.
The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
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