The lawyers said they expected to file suit on behalf of other concertgoers during the week. He and co-counsel Bob Hilliard filed suit Sunday on behalf of 21-year-old concertgoer Noah Gutierrez, who described 'a scene of chaos and desperation.' High-profile attorney Ben Crump announced Sunday he had also filed suit against Scott and Astroworld.Ĭrump has represented the families of police killing victims George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
He continued to perform even as the 'crowd became out of control' and the 'crowd mayhem continued,' it added. 'As Drake came onstage alongside of Travis Scott he helped incite the crowd even though he knew of Travis Scott's prior conduct,' the complaint charges. The suit also accuses Canadian rap superstar Drake, who joined Scott's headline set, of contributing to the surge. The suit, filed in Houston's Harris County court, claims Scott 'had incited mayhem and chaos at prior events' and that 'defendants knew or should have known of (Scott's) prior conduct.' 'Many begged security guards hired by Live Nation Entertainment for help, but were ignored.' He 'felt an immediate push' at the front of the general admission section as Travis Scott got on stage, the complaint said. Texas-resident Paredes says he was left 'severely injured' and is demanding $1 million to cover the costs of his healthcare treatment. The eight dead (L-R): Rodolfo 'Rudy' Pena, 23 Jacob Jurinek, 20 Franco Patino, 21 Brianna Rodriguez, 16 Danish Baig, 27 Axel Acosta, 21 John Hilgert, 14 Madison Dubiski, 23. But he has twice been convicted for encouraging fans to jump security barriers and rush the stageīy Ross Ibbetson and Harriet Alexander and Michelle Thompson For Dailymail.Com.The rapper has said he was 'devastated' about the deaths and couldn't 'imagine anything like this happening'.A security plan instructed staff to call dead concertgoers 'Smurfs,' after the blue animated characters.Scott and Drake are being sued by 68 victims whose lawyer warns the pair could lose 'billions'.But a 'mass casualty event' had been declared by the fire department 30 minutes before he finished his set.'Travis didn't know the severity of the situation when he arrived at the party,' a source told TMZ.Anger grew today as it emerged Scott went to a post-show party with Drake at a sports bar in Houston.
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