Jacob "Jake" Jurinek, 20, and Franco Patino, 21, died 20 minutes apart the night of Nov. 5 at the concert at NRG Park, according to medical examiner reports.
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According to the lawsuit, Jurinek and Patino were best friends who played on their high school football team together in a Chicago suburb.
At the time of their deaths, Jurinek was a student at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale while Patino attended the University of Dayton.
Travis Scott is asking judge to dismiss the lawsuits
Travis Scott denies liability in Astroworld deaths and injuries by asking judge to dismiss lawsuit | Daily Mail Online
"A Houston law firm is demanding $10 billion for the resolution of more than 1,500 cases it has filed on behalf of victims of the Astroworld Festival tragedy at NRG Park in Houston on Nov. 5 that resulted in 10 people dead and hundreds of injuries.
Attorney Brent Coon, founder of Brent Coon & Associates announced the massive lawsuit Monday against rapper and headliner Travis Scott and other defendants. The firm currently represents 1,547 concert goers, more than any other group seeking damages to date, according to a news release. In addition to litigating high profile mass tragedies across the county for the last 35 years, Coon said he has also run a promotion company for 20 years and is familiar with how events like Astroworld are supposed to be planned."
Houston law firm files $10 billion Astroworld mega lawsuit
@Luna20Travis may have seen this amount coming and quickly initiated the dismissal of lawsuits. Is the 10b directed at Travis solely or collectively with other parties?
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From the link: "Attorney Brent Coon, founder of Brent Coon & Associates announced the massive lawsuit Monday against rapper and headliner Travis Scott and other defendants." **bbm
Also a quote from same atty at same link:*
""Everyone associated with these types of events has the power to halt conduct that is resulting in injury to attendees. It has been terribly disappointing that some defendants have already gone public misstating and down-playing their responsibilities that attach to events such as this." bbm
Quite common to name multiple defendants whose actions may have contributed to the injuries and deaths. At least as the atty/law firm for plaintiffs view it. my2ct
* Houston law firm files $10 billion Astroworld mega lawsuit
Oh boo-fricking-hoo. Poor Travis, who kept performing onstage for 45 minutes after it was declared a mass casualty, and could see ambulances trying to get through the crowd. What a d*ck.Travis Scott Said He Feels The Media Is Forcing Responsibility For The Astroworld Tragedy Onto Him In His First Interview Since The Concert That Killed 10 Fans — BuzzFeed News
“Well, yeah, you know, I'm the face of the festival, I’m a artist," he said. "So yeah, the media is… They wanna put it on me."