Filed in 2011 in Connecticut Superior Court by Le’s mother, Vivian Van Le, the lawsuit alleged that “sexual attacks on and harassment of women at Yale had been a well-documented and long-standing problem, and there was a widespread belief that Yale repeatedly failed to impose meaningful discipline on offenders.”

The lawsuit also alleged that Yale officials “did not investigate [Le’s] absence in earnest until the following morning” after she had been reported missing. It claimed that Yale knew or should have known that Le’s killer was a threat, saying that he had “previously demonstrated aggressive behavior and a violent propensity towards women.”

Le, a Placerville, California, native, was found dead on Sept. 13, 2009 in the basement of a building in the Yale School of Medicine, where she worked as a third-year doctoral student in pharmacology. Le’s body was discovered the day of her wedding and five days after she was reported missing. She was 24 at the time of her death.

Le’s murderer was an animal research technician and worked in the same building as her. He is currently serving a 44-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the murder.

Yale Daily News: Yale Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit for $3 Million