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Lawsuit filed over railing collapse at Snoop Dogg concert
“A concert promoter and entertainer have a responsibility to make sure that a concert they lure people to come to is safe”, said Robert Mongeluzzi, one of the attorneys representing the injured.
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Live Nation did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday.
As TMZ reports, 17 people, one of which reportedly suffered a fractured spine, have filed the lawsuit against Snoop Dogg and Khalifa who are accused of encouraging the crowd to move forward which led to the collapse and resulted in dozens of people being trampled on the ground.
Moments before scores of concert-goers spilled over a failed railing at the BB&T Pavilion and plunged almost 10 feet below, performers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa could be heard on video recordings encouraging guests to flock toward the stage.
As retold by Mongeluzzi, the railing collapse occurred during a concert that was part of the “High Road Tour”, a collaboration between Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg.
The total number of people involved in the suit right now are 17, though at least 40 people were injured when the pair performed at the BB&T Pavilion on August 6th.
During the morning announcement, attorneys shared images of the railing after the collapse, showing where it broke.
“This is really a post-accident admission that this is the way it should’ve been set up”, Mongeluzzi said. In a statement, the company said it was consulting with authorities and structural engineers to determine what caused the collapse.
The suit filed in Philadelphia doesn’t specify damages sought. Representatives for the rappers haven’t returned messages by the Associated Press seeking comment.
For the case, lawyers Mongeluzzi (of Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C.) and Steven G. Wigrizer (of Wapner Newman, P.C.) will be representing the victims.
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Attorney Andrew Duffy said lawyers are “extremely confident” they met the legal requirement for having the case litigated in Philadelphia, despite the concert’s New Jersey venue.