New lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 280 Astroworld Festival concertgoers
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A new lawsuit has been filed on behalf of more than 280 Astroworld Festival concertgoers, the Thomas J. Henry Law firm announced in a news release Thursday.
Ten people died as a result of the chaotic crowd surge at the Houston concert when headliner Travis Scott began performing on November 5.
The suit, filed Wednesday, names defendants including Apple Music, Scott, the rapper Drake and Live Nation, alleging they were negligent and stood to make "an exorbitant amount of money" from the event but chose to "cut corners, cut costs and put the festival attendees at risk."
"Many in the crowd were knocked to the ground and trampled, some were trapped and crushed against other concert attendees, while others were compressed against metal barricades," the lawsuit says. "The resulting catastrophic incident and carnage were easily foreseeable and preventable had the Defendants acted in a reasonably prudent manner in planning a large-scale festival like Astroworld Fest."
CNN reached out to the defendants but did not immediately hear back. Scott said in a statement following the event he was "devastated" about what happened. He also pledged to cover all funeral costs for the victims.
