In October 2015, Andrea Christidis wasstruck and killedby a car operated by Jared DeJong,a then 24-year-old London man. At the time,18-year-old Christidis, a first-year health sciences studentwas walking home from a study group near Talbot College. She died in hospital two days after the crash.

In 2016,a judge sentenced DeJongto five years in prison with a 10-year driving ban.

The family filed a civil suit in October 2017, claiming the University Students' Council, Western University, DeJong and his father are liable for Christidis' death and its consequent damages.

Review the articles below. What is the basis for Western University's defense? Do you agree with this approach. Is it ever not appropriate to examine a victim's actions in a civil law suit, and if so, when?

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/drunk-driver-who-killed-western-university-student-gets-5-years-in-prison-1.2949061

https://westerngazette.ca/news/family-of-student-killed-by-drunk-driver-suing-western-usc/article_997faa48-3917-11e8-bb70-dbc818a044dc.html

https://westerngazette.ca/news/drunk-driver-the-spoke-also-to-blame-for-student-s/article_f1c0beda-1374-11e9-89e5-57c266933d2f.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-western-university-lawsuit-andrea-christidis-1.4986979