Two wrongful death lawsuits filed over the 2007 mass shootings at Virginia Tech will proceed without the university's president as a defendant.
The Roanoke Times reports that Special Justice William Alexander refused on Tuesday to reconsider his
decision to dismiss Virginia Tech President Charles Steger as a defendant.
Alexander had cited a legal technicality in dismissing Steger from the $10 million lawsuits. His ruling leaves the state as the only defendant.
The lawsuits were filed by the families of two students who were killed. The plaintiffs' attorney, Bob Hall, and Tech's lawyers agreed Tuesday to resume settlement talks.