According to Rolling Stone, a new lawsuit has been filed against Scott, fellow performer Drake, organizer Live Nation, and Apple on behalf 282 plaintiffs “linked to the Astroworld tragedy,” and they’re looking for $2 billion in damages.
The Astroworld stampede recently claimed its ninth and 10th victims after two more people—one a nine-year-old child—died from the injuries they sustained at the event earlier this month.
This lawsuit says that the organizers all stood to make an “exorbitant amount of money” off of Astroworld, and yet they “still chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put attendees at risk.”
By asking for $2 billion in damages, the plaintiffs intend to “send the message to all performers, event organizers, and promoters that what happened at Astroworld cannot happen again.”.
A second lawsuit representing 125 plaintiffs was filed earlier this week, asking for $750 million in damages.
The lawyer in that case, Tony Buzbee, expects that the various suits will be “consolidated in a single courtroom in Houston” (where Astroworld was held), maybe “in the next 60 days.”
That means there could be some movement on this relatively soon. »
