Five More Families Settle Lawsuits Against Travis Scott and Live Nation Entertainment Over Astroworld Tragedy

Five
more
wrongful
death
lawsuits
filed
against

Travis
Scott,
Live
Nation
Entertainment,
and
others
following
the
deadly
crowd
surge
at

the
2021
Astroworld
tragedy
have
been
settled,
including
one
that
was
going
to
trial
this
week,
reports

The
Associated
Press.
Terms
of
the
various
settlements
were
confidential
and
attorneys
declined
to
comment
after
the
most
recent
court
hearing
because
of
a
gag
order
in
the
case.

Jury
selection
in
the
wrongful
death
lawsuit
for
Madison
Dubiski,
a
23-year-old
Houston
resident
who
died
from
compression
asphyxia
in
the
Astroworld
crowd
crush,
was
set
to
begin
on
Tuesday.
During
a
court
hearing
on
Wednesday,
however,
Noah
Wexler,
an
attorney
for
Dubiski’s
family,
confirmed
that
their
case
“is
resolved
in
its
entirety.”
No
other
details
were
shared.
To
honor
their
late
daughter,
Dubiski’s
family
started
the
foundation

Pink
Bows,
which
focuses
on
improving
safety
measures
at
outdoor
concerts
and
other
events.

“Mr.
Scott
is
grateful
that
a
resolution
has
been
reached
without
the
need
for
a
trial,”
Ted
Anastasiou,
a
representative
for
the
rapper,
said
in
a
statement.
“The
confidential
agreement
will
honor
Madison
Dubiski’s
legacy
and
promote
improvements
for
concert
safety.”

One
wrongful
death
lawsuit
against
Scott,
Live
Nation,
Apple,
and
additional
parties
is
still
pending,
which
was
filed
by
the
family
of
nine-year-old
victim

Ezra
Blount.
“As
the
youngest
victim,
Ezra’s
terror
must
have
been
unimaginable
as
the
crowd
surge
ripped
him
from
the
safety
of
his
father’s
shoulders
and
then
crushed
and
suffocated
the
life
out
of
his
small
body,”
said
Bob
Hilliard,
an
attorney
for
Blount’s
family.
Attorneys
were
set
to
meet
next
week
to
discuss
when
Blount’s
lawsuit
could
be
scheduled
for
trial,
but
Live
Nation
attorney
Neal
Manne
said
he
and
other
defendants’
lawyers
weren’t
ready.
If
the
Blount
family’s
lawsuit
is
not
settled,
State
District
Judge
Kristen
Brauchle
Hawkins
said
she
will
schedule
it
as
the
next
trial
instead
of
an
injury
case.

Dubiski’s
family
is
the
ninth
bereaved
party
to
settle
a
lawsuit
over
the
crowd
crush
at
NRG
Park
on
November
6,
2021,
which
resulted
in
ten
deaths
and
thousands
of
injuries.
The
families
of
Axel
Acosta
and
Brianna
Rodriguez,
two
other
Astroworld
attendees
who
died,
previously
settled
their

own
suits
in
October
2022,
while
the
family
of
the
late
14-year-old
boy
John
Hilgert

settled
their
wrongful
death
lawsuit
in
August
of
last
year.
Over
4,000
plaintiffs
filed
lawsuits
after
the
concert,
and
roughly
2,400
injury
cases
remain
pending.

In
July
2023,
the
Houston
Police
Department

released
a
1,266-page
report
on
the
Astroworld
tragedy
that
included
interviews
with
Scott,
Drake,
and
concert
attendees
affected
by
the
crowd
crush,
which
happened
while
Scott
was
performing
onstage.
In
the
report,
Scott
recalled
being
told
through
his
earpiece,
“You
got
to
wrap
it
up,
it’s
getting
kinda
hectic
out
there,”
but
stated
that
he
was
not
made
aware
of
the
gravity
of
the
situation
until
later.

Last
June,

Reuters
reported
that
Scott
would
not
be

charged
criminally
in
connection
with
the
event,
a
decision
made
by
a
Harris
County
grand
jury
after
a
19-month
investigation.
Scott
and
Live
Nation
still
face
multiple
civil
lawsuits
over
Astroworld.