Travis Scott is still reeling from the November 5 Astroworld Festival tragedy in Houston, which claimed the lives of ten people and injured hundreds more.
A Houston attorney is said to have recently filed another huge lawsuit on behalf of over 1,500 concertgoers. Brent Coon, the founder of Brent Coon Associates, is demanding $10 billion to settle all lawsuits, according to a news statement. With the most recent submission, the total number of plaintiffs has risen to approximately 2,800.
The business has been investigating NRG Park, the site of the event, filing several preservation orders with the court and municipal agencies involved, and recruiting world-renowned crowd control experts.
Coon convened bi-weekly Zoom meetings with all plaintiff law firms and submitted a motion with the Harris County District Court system in Houston to consolidate all cases into one courtroom. On Monday, there will be a hearing (December 13).
“In addition to litigating high profile mass tragedies all over the county the last 35 years, I also have run a concert promotion company for over 20 years and am very familiar with how you are supposed to plan these events,” Coon mentioned. “What happened at Astroworld was an unconscionable tragedy and it is important that justice is served for all those impacted.
“I believe our firm is best suited to help lead this case, not only because of the number of victims who have selected our firm to represent them in this action but due the fact that we possess the extensive legal experience as demonstrated by our lead counsel work on many plant explosions, product recalls and other mass tort actions.”
Although the legal repercussions are likely to be daunting for Travis Scott and his team, they are already acting. Scott's filed a request on Monday (December 6) asking a judge to dismiss at least one of the claims.
In response to a lawsuit brought by Jessie Garcia, who claimed to have been injured at the concert, the filing was made. In the case of Scott, his Cactus Jack label, and Jack Enterprises, Scott requested to have the lawsuit dismissed "with prejudice." The Houston native submitted a "general rejection" that would cover all of the 275 lawsuits he's facing.
On behalf of 282 clients, Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry filed a $2 billion lawsuit in November against Scott, Apple Music, Live Nation, NRG Stadium, and Drake. Coon believes he represents "more [people] than any other firm."
