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April 16th survivor reacts to verdict in wrongful death lawsuit

On April 16th, Colin Goddard was shot in Norris hall. It is a day he will never forget; along with the day a jury found Virginia Tech negligent in notifying the campus of the murders in West Ambler Jo

Virginia Tech civil trial jury finds in favor of April 16th families

Jury awards $4 million to each family. However, state law limits that to $100,000 each.

Virginia Tech civil trial day 7: Tech lawyers finish their defense

The plaintiffs' rebuttal portion of the case is over

Virginia Tech civil trial day 6: Tech's defense begins

Two expert witnesses told the jury that, in their opinions, investigators correctly handled the West Ambler Johnston situation the morning of April 16th.

Virginia Tech civil trial day 4: Hinkcer, Flinchum testify

Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum says he would have had department investigate murder case the same way today, but would have issued an alert to campus sooner

Virginia Tech civil trial day 3: Police, April 16th panel leader, Tech executive take stand

A Virginia Tech Police detective, former Virginia State Police Superintendent Colonel Gerald Massengill, and Tech executive director of government relations testified

Virginia Tech civil trial day 2: Opening statements begin

Plaintiffs' lawyers used William Morva 2006 manhunt as comparison to April 16th tragedy response from Tech leaders

Virginia Tech Day of Remembrance

Even with the weather, many events still took place as the Virginia Tech community remembers the 32 lives lost four years ago

Virginia Tech fined $55,000 for April 16th response

The amount was the maximum U.S. Department of Education fine possible. Virginia Tech maintains it did not violate the Cleary Act, and will appeal.

Va Tech Survivor Q&A

Virginia Tech massacre survivor Colin Goddard hodls Q&A;session with youth groups at YWCA.

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- Remembering the Victims
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- VT Reflection & Renewal
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- Virginia Tech Alumni Association
  Visit the Richmond Chapter's website of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association.
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Judge overturns Tech fines
Overturning $55,000 in fines levied against Virginia Tech, an administrative judge has ruled the university did not violate federal law.
03/31/2012 12:00 AM
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UPDATE: Judge rules Va. Tech did not violate notification law
An administrative law judge says Tech did not violate the federal Clery Act in its handling of the 2007 mass shootings and eliminated $55,000 in fines.
03/30/2012 1:38 PM
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Tech awaits verdict in Department of Education appeal
Virginia Tech should know soon if it will find more success with an administrative judge than with the civil jury that on Wednesday found the university negligent for its handling of the 2007 mass shootings on campus.
03/16/2012 12:00 AM
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Va. Tech found negligent in 2007 shootings
The parents of two Virginia Tech students killed in a 2007 campus massacre worked for years to prove university officials were negligent.
03/15/2012 12:29 AM
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Defense rests in Va. Tech wrongful-deaths trial
The state rested Tuesday after witnesses in a wrongful-death lawsuit testified that Virginia Tech officials acted properly on April 16, 2007.
03/14/2012 12:00 AM
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Virginia Tech civil trial day 7: Deliberations begin Wednesday
The jury will receive its instructions in the morning, hear closing arguments, and then begin its deliberations.
03/13/2012 7:27 PM
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State rests in Va. Tech wrongful death trial
Attorneys for the state put their final witness on the stand Tuesday, calling a fraction of their 50 potential witnesses.
03/13/2012 10:21 AM
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Virginia Tech civil trial day 6: Tech's defense begins
Two expert witnesses told the jury that, in their opinions, investigators correctly handled the West Ambler Johnston situation the morning of April 16th
03/12/2012 7:34 PM
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Virginia Tech wrongful death trial entering 2nd week
Virginia Tech parents hoping to hear an apology for the actions of university officials for the campus killings nearly five years ago didn't get one last week.
03/12/2012 12:00 AM
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