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In todayâs CMU Daily: While wrongful death lawsuits over the Astroworld tragedy were all settled, hundreds of injured festival-goers also sued. They want Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino to give a deposition. Live Nation has been trying hard to stop that from happening, but the Texas Supreme Court has now said it must go ahead
Also today: Plans to build a Sphere venue, like the one in Las Vegas, in London were scuppered when mayor Sadiq Khan blocked the project. Sphere Entertainment said it would instead find âforward-thinking citiesâ in which to expand its venue network. The first of those cities has been confirmed as Abu Dhabi Plus: Lawyers working for Sean âDiddyâ Combs have written to a New York court seeking to identify the people who have accused the musician of sexual assault as part of the criminal case against him. Meanwhile, yet another lawsuit has been filed accusing Combs of violent sexual assault
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Rapino must give deposition in Astroworld lawsuit says Texas court | | The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Live Nation boss Michael Rapino canât avoid giving a deposition in connection with the ongoing Astroworld litigation.
Live Nation has been working very hard indeed to try to stop a Rapino deposition, in which the CEO will be forced to answer questions under oath about the fatal crowd surge that occurred at the 2021 edition of Travis Scottâs Astroworld festival in Houston, which was promoted by Live Nation and its Scoremore subsidiary.
Ten people died and hundreds more were injured in the crowd surge, resulting in the filing of hundreds of lawsuits that named Live Nation, Scott and an assortment of other companies involved in the event as defendants. The wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of the ten people who died were all ultimately settled, but many lawsuits filed by those who were injured are still working their way through the system.
The ruling on Rapinoâs deposition came on the day jury selection was due to begin for the first batch of Astroworld cases in court. Although that has now been pushed back a week as Scottâs lawyers demand information about settlements that have been reached with other co-defendants.
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