The University of Alabama has settled its portion of a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Megan Rondini, a former student who killed herself after alleging she was raped by a man from a prominent family.

A stipulation of dismissal with prejudice was filed in federal court in Birmingham shortly before 2 p.m. The single-page court document does not specify any financial terms or agreement, but the University released a joint statement with Rondini's family stating that the University of Alabama will commit $400,000 in funding to facilities, services and personnel dedicated to combating sexual misconduct.

The lawsuit will proceed against T.J. Bunn and two investigators. Bunn's attorney, Ivey Gilmore, released this statement following the settlement announcement: "The University of Alabama must make decisions based on what it perceives to be its best interests. Our client now is anxious to lay before the court and the public the evidence from Ms. Rondini's own cell phone and her own written and recorded statements that led law enforcement and a grand jury to conclude that no sexual assault took place. Ms. Rondini's own words provide this proof."

Filed on behalf of parents Michael and Cynthia Rondini, the suit identifies Bunn, the Tuscaloosa man implicated in the alleged sexual assault of Rodini, as being part of a family that is "well connected and powerful in the Tuscaloosa community, and were major financial supporters of UA."

Bunn works at ST Bunn Construction Company, which is across the street from the Innisfree Pub, where Rondini reportedly became drunk, or was drugged, before being raped for 30 minutes in July 2015.

Rondini was a UA student from Texas when she reported to police she was raped by Bunn in 2015. Rondini's story became public in a June BuzzFeed story, as told by her parents, family and friends. They claimed the 20-year-old was mistreated by Tuscaloosa County investigators, the university and DCH Regional Medical Center.

The lawsuit claims that authorities sided with Bunn's version of events and did not thoroughly follow-up on Rondini's story, and that an investigating officer was more interested in finding out whether Rondini committed any crimes on the night of the alleged rape. The university allegedly "deliberately and repeatedly denied services and mishandled accommodations with hostility toward" Rondini, the suit goes on to say. The lawsuit claims Rondini confided in a UA counselor who told her she could no longer give her therapy because she was a family friend of the Bunns, and that a second counselor would not see Rondini unless she first took anxiety medication.

The lawsuit also claimed UA did not accommodate Megan after the rape, alleging that she saw Bunn's car outside her apartment and saw her alleged rapist on the Tuscaloosa campus.

In July, Bunn's attorney, Ivey Gilmore, took out a full-page ad in the Tuscaloosa News entitled "Character Assassination In The Internet Age." Gilmore said in the ad that had reviewed all of the evidence obtained by law enforcement in the case and that while the lawsuit claims a sexual assault took place, Rondini's text messages to friends immediately before the incident make it clear that she intended to have a sexual encounter with Bunn. "To be clear, this case is not a matter of 'he said, she said,''' Gilmore wrote. "It is this young woman's own words, and her own text messages that led every investigating authority to conclude she had not been sexually assaulted."

The University of Alabama released this joint statement with the Rondini family: "The University and the Rondinis share the desire to eliminate sexual misconduct and, in the event it does occur, provide support to the victims and hold the perpetrators accountable.

"The University remains committed to these endeavors, and the University and the Rondinis worked collaboratively to develop additional ways the University can expand the reach of its efforts. In particular, in Megan Rondini's honor, the University is undertaking the following:"

The University has committed $250,000 to the Tuscaloosa SAFE Center, Inc. to provide facilities and services to aid and support victims of sexual assault. Additionally, University representatives are taking a key role in supporting the Tuscaloosa SAFE Center and building strong partnerships that will ensure its success.

The University currently has several programs to address issues associated with sexual misconduct. The University regularly assesses the programs and efforts in place to eliminate sexual misconduct from the campus community and to provide assistance to those who may be affected by alleged sexual misconduct. In furtherance of that, the University is committing an additional $150,000 by the end of 2019 to continue its efforts to add personnel to its team of employees dedicated to addressing issues associated with sexual misconduct.

The University is continually exploring new strategies and innovative technology that will enhance reporting systems and provide important data to the University so that it can better understand campus trends related to sexual misconduct.

The University of Alabama reaffirms its condemnation of sexual misconduct and its commitment to continued support of members of the campus community who may be affected by it. The University will continue to cooperate and work with local law enforcement to develop and implement law enforcement processes to investigate and prosecute crimes involving sexual assault.

Over the next five years, the University will contribute a total of $50,000 in a scholarship named after Megan Rondini. The scholarship will give preference to students focusing their studies at the University on biological sciences, veterinary studies, and/or STEM/MBA and a desire to promote gender equity in those fields.

The University will posthumously award Megan Rondini a magna cum laude B.S. degree with an accompanying certificate from the University's Honors College dated May 2018.

"The Rondinis are pleased that they can now redirect their focus on the future through this collaboration with the University to further combat sexual misconduct and support entities such as the Tuscaloosa SAFE Center in providing state-of-the-art services to students and the community," the family statement continued.

"Further, the Rondinis encourage anyone in the campus community who has been affected by sexual misconduct to take advantage of any of the resources that are available, including the University's Title IX Office, UAct Program, University of Alabama Police Department, counseling and gender resources, and the Tuscaloosa SAFE Center, when it opens later this year, to assist them in addressing the significant issues that face sexual assault survivors. For more information on reporting and resources, please visit https://www.ua.edu/sams."