Sacred Heart University Hit With Lawsuit After Pancake-Eating Contest Death

A lawsuit was filed on Oct. 29, 2018, against Sacred Heart University in Connecticut alleging the university shouldn't have held a pancake-eating contest there last year. A student, Caitlin Nelson, died from choking on pancakes on April 4, 2017. Google Maps

The mother of a college student who choked to death during a pancake-eating contest last year has sued her daughter’s school.

Caitlin Nelson, 20, died while taking part in the contest that was held on the Connecticut campus of Sacred Heart University and sanctioned by the school. Funds raised through the contest were meant for charity.