The start of the first civil trial stemming from the deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival in Texas has been delayed.
FILE - Travis Scott performs at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston, Nov. 5, 2021. The first civil trial related to the hundreds of lawsuits filed over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival headlined by rap superstar Scott is set to begin. Jury selection in the trial over the lawsuit filed by the family of Madison Dubiski, one of the 10 people killed at the concert in Houston, was scheduled to start on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Houston.
Apple, which livestreamed Scott’s concert, is appealing a ruling by Hawkins that denied the company’s motion to be dismissed from the case. Apple has argued that under Texas law, it can appeal Hawkins’ ruling because its defense claims are being made in part as a member of the electronic media. “It remains our position that our conduct is protected by the First Amendment,” Kent Rutter, one of Apple’s attorneys, told Hawkins during a court hearing Thursday.
Lawyers for Dubiski’s family have alleged that her death was caused by negligent planning and a lack of concern over capacity at the event. Her lawyers allege that how Apple placed its cameras around the concert site affected the placement of barriers and reduced available crowd space by the main stage.
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