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New Astroworld lawsuits ask for $2.75 billion total in damages
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Two major lawsuits seeking a total $2.75 billion were filed this week on behalf of victims of the Astroworld tragedy, which left 10 people dead and hundreds more injured.
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Travis Scott, Drake Hit With $2 Billion Astroworld Lawsuit
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New Astroworld lawsuits ask for $2.75 billion total in damages
Apple Music, Travis Scott and others are named. The lawsuit, filed by Tony Buzbee on behalf of more than 120 people, claims the event was a failure from the start.
Travis Scott, Drake and Live Nation have been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the tragic events that took place at Scott’s popular Astroworld music festival, Fox Business has learned. The lawsuit also names Apple, which live-streamed the concert.
Rappers Travis Scott and Drake along with companies Apple and Live Nation have been named in a $750 million lawsuit over the deaths and injuries at the Astroworld Festival in Houston earlier this month.
Attorney Tony Buzbee filed suit on behalf of 125 victims of the Astroworld tragedy, including the family of 21-year-old Axel Acosta, who died at the concert.
"The defendants stood to make an exorbitant amount of money off of this event, and they still chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put attendees at risk," he said.
Two major lawsuits seeking a total $2.75 billion were filed this week on behalf of victims of the Astroworld tragedy, which left 10 people dead and hundreds more injured.
Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry filed a massive lawsuit on Thursday on behalf of 280 victims of the Astroworld Festival, which left 10 people dead and injured hundreds more.
"The defendants stood to make an exorbitant amount of money off of this event, and they still chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put attendees at risk," he said.
