Family of Katie Meyer sues Stanford over soccer star’s death

Katie Meyer celebrates with teammates before a game last year. Photograph: Lyndsay Radnedge/AP

The family of Katie Meyer, a star soccer goalie for Stanford University who died by suicide in March, has sued the university for wrongful death.

The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday and reviewed by CNN, alleges that the university administrators’ actions caused her to “suffer an acute stress reaction that impulsively led to her suicide”.