CAMBRIDGE (AP) - A Massachusetts judge has dismissed a wrongful death
lawsuit against Harvard University by the mother of a nonstudent killed in a
2009 drug robbery in a dorm.
The Boston Globe reported Monday (http://bo.st/11vjZZM)
that a Middlesex Superior Court judge found Harvard isn't liable for three New
York men who used a student's ID to get into a dorm and fatally shoot Justin
Cosby of Cambridge. None was a Harvard student.
Denise Cosby says Harvard should have stopped Jabrai Jordan Copney from
living with his then-girlfriend in a dorm and using her security card. The
judge says Harvard couldn't be expected to protect Justin Cosby.
Copney is serving a life sentence for the killing.
Cosby's attorney declined to comment. A spokesman says Harvard would
"let the decision speak for itself."
