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Astroworld bellwether cases pushed to next year as more than 300 injury lawsuits settled

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Astroworld bellwether cases pushed to next year as more than 300 injury lawsuits settled

A whole raft of Astroworld injury lawsuits have been settled days before three ‘bellwether’ cases - which could influence the others - were due to start in court. Everything has been pushed back to February 2025 - though not Michael Rapino’s deposition, which the live giant was desperate to avoid…

Chris Cooke • 22 Oct 2024

Travis Scott lawyers say uncleared sample is alright

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Travis Scott lawyers say uncleared sample is alright

Travis Scott has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit over an allegedly uncleared sample because the lyric “alright, alright, alright” - is not substantial enough to be protected by copyright…

Chris Cooke • 06 Jun 2024

Astroworld lawyers want access to more of Travis Scott's text messages

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Astroworld lawyers want access to more of Travis Scott's text messages

With the first lawsuits due to get to trial next month, lawyers working for victims of the Astroworld tragedy are trying to get access to more texts and messages sent by the festival’s founder Travis Scott, arguing that the amount of communications shared so far is “inadequate”…

Chris Cooke • 23 Apr 2024

Astroworld lawyers argue “this event was Travis Scott’s festival” as judge considers musician’s motion for dismissal

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Astroworld lawyers argue “this event was Travis Scott’s festival” as judge considers musician’s motion for dismissal

The judge overseeing the Astroworld litigation yesterday considered more motions for dismissal from defendants that want to be removed from the lawsuits that were filed in the wake of the crowd surge tragedy at the festival’s 2021 edition. That includes festival founder and headliner Travis Scott…

Chris Cooke • 16 Apr 2024

Apple and Travis Scott companies remain as defendants in Astroworld litigation

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Apple and Travis Scott companies remain as defendants in Astroworld litigation

A number of companies have been removed as defendants on the Astroworld litigation, including Sony Music's Epic Records. However, Apple, two businesses owned by Astroworld founder Travis Scott and a number of security companies will remain as defendants as the first cases get to trial next month…

Chris Cooke • 11 Apr 2024

Travis Scott seeks to be removed from Astroworld lawsuits, as lawyers query if performers should have crowd management training

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Travis Scott seeks to be removed from Astroworld lawsuits, as lawyers query if performers should have crowd management training

More legal filings have been made in the Astroworld litigation as the first lawsuits head to trial in May. Travis Scott and his touring company XX Global have requested to be removed as a defendants because they were not responsible for event safety…

Chris Cooke • 28 Mar 2024

Astroworld planners feared overcrowding at festival's main stage, new legal filings show

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Astroworld planners feared overcrowding at festival's main stage, new legal filings show

Court papers filed as part of the Astroworld lawsuits reveal conversations that took place between people involved in the planning of the festival where ten people died during a crowd surge. Concerns were expressed prior to the event about possible overcrowding in the main stage area…

Chris Cooke • 21 Mar 2024

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Drake sits for Astroworld deposition

Drake last week sat for a deposition with lawyers working on the Astroworld lawsuits - he had a guest spot as part of Travis Scott’s headline set at Astroworld 2021 during which ten people died and hundreds more were injured as a result of a crowd surge…

Chris Cooke • 13 Nov 2023

Travis Scott and Live Nation sued by Astroworld business partner

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Travis Scott and Live Nation sued by Astroworld business partner

Travis Scott and Live Nation have been sued by the Sony-allied Ceremony Of Roses, which ran the amusements at the ill-fated 2021 Astroworld festival…

Chris Cooke • 08 Nov 2023

First Astroworld lawsuit could get to court next May

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First Astroworld lawsuit could get to court next May

As the two year anniversary of the Astroworld tragedy passed this weekend so did the deadline for filing legal action in relation to the incident - hundreds of lawsuits continue to go through the motions, with the first set to get to trial next May…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2023

Travis Scott ticket resellers set to lose thousands following failed buyers club bet

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Travis Scott ticket resellers set to lose thousands following failed buyers club bet

Members of a credit card buyers club bought up tickets for Travis Scott’s US tour to resell, but as demand dipped they found themselves out of pocket and the organiser of the bet may go out of business…

Andy Malt • 10 Oct 2023

Travis Scott answers questions about Astroworld during eight hour deposition

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Travis Scott answers questions about Astroworld during eight hour deposition

Travis Scott has answered questions under oath during an eight hour deposition as part of the ongoing litigation relating to the 2021 Astroworld tragedy…

Chris Cooke • 20 Sep 2023