Nine out of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the fatal crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, with one case that was scheduled for trial this week also being settled.
During a court hearing on Wednesday, Neal Manne, an attorney representing Live Nation, the promoter of the Astroworld festival and a defendant in the lawsuits alongside Travis Scott, revealed that only one wrongful death case is still ongoing, with the remaining nine having been resolved, including the lawsuit brought by the family of Madison Dubiski, a 23-year-old Houston resident who was one of 10 people killed during the concert.
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Noah Wexler, an attorney for Dubiski’s family, confirmed during the court hearing that their case has been resolved. “Mr. Scott is grateful that a resolution has been reached without the need for a trial,” said Ted Anastasiou, a representative for the rapper. “The confidential agreement will honor Madison Dubiski’s legacy and promote improvements for concert safety.”
As we previously reported, Scott attempted to get dismissed from the civil litigation because he felt like crowd safety wasn’t his responsibility. State District Judge Kristen Hawkins responded to the rapper’s request on Tuesday and denied it.
Drake was also named as a defendant in some of the lawsuits because he was being accused of assisting with the crowd getting hype and going into a frenzy when he walked out on stage. Drake previously made it clear that he had nothing to do with the crowd getting so hype and she shouldn’t be sued for showing up as a surprise guest. He also added that he wasn’t involved in the event planning so he’s not responsible for the injuries and deaths that occurred that day. Which led to Drake being dismissed from all of the claims against him.
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In the filing Travis Scott’s attorney stated, “performers are not expected to render special protection to the audience, nor to safeguard them from the rest of the crowd.” His attorneys further argued Scott was a performer and not responsible for crowd safety and management.
