Following the death of eight concertgoers at Travis Scott's Astroworld last Friday, 46 lawsuits have been filed by those injured and the families of those killed against the concert organizers.
The litigation over the event could have hundreds of individual claims with the possibility of damages or settlements reaching hundreds of millions of dollars, Billboard reported.
The cases accuse Travis Scott, Live Nation, ScoreMore, and other organizers of negligence. Lawsuits were first filed in Harris County District Court within hours of the incidents, but more have been filed since Monday.
With the ever-mounting number of cases, civil litigation could take years to resolve. The lawsuits accuse Astroworld organizers of legal negligence, meaning they knew or should have known that there was a risk of harm to concertgoers but didn't do enough to protect them.
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The lawsuits include that of a 9-year-old boy who has been put in a medically induced coma after being "trampled nearly to death" during the concert.
His lawsuit claims that the organizers "egregiously failed in their duty to protect the health, safety, and lives of those in attendance at the concert."
Live Nation released a statement on the lawsuits saying it will "continue to support and assist local authorities in their ongoing investigation so that both the fans who attended and their families can get the answers they want and deserve, and we will address all legal matters at the appropriate time."
As for the singer himself, Scott has not commented further on the incident or the growing lawsuits.
The Houston Police Department is still conducting a criminal investigation into what caused thousands in attendance to push towards the stage, creating a deadly stampede. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has even said it might join the case but has not yet.
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