Travis Scott and Live Nation settle almost all wrongful death lawsuits from Astroworld Festival tragedy

Travis Scott and Live Nation have settled nine of the ten wrongful deaths filed after the 2021 Astroworld music festival tragedy, that saw 10 people killed during a crowd surge at the November 5 2021 show held in Houston, Texas.

Neal Manne, an attorney for Live Nation, the festival’s promoter and one of those being sued along with Scott, said during a court hearing Wednesday that only one wrongful death lawsuit remained pending and the other nine have been settled, including the one filed by Madison Dubiski’s family, ahead of a jury selection that was scheduled for May 14 2024.

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

The announcement comes after the trial in Dubiski's case was put on hold last week. Dubiski's family sued more than 20 defendants, including Apple Inc., who livestreamed Scott's concert. 

Apple had appealed a court ruling that denied its request to be dismissed from the case. An appeals court granted Apple a stay in the case.

Lawyers involved in litigation related to wrongful death cases announced that nine out of ten lawsuits have been settled. While there were already four cases that had been resolved and announced in court records, this update marks the first time that the lawyers have given an update on the progress of the litigation.

The one wrongful death lawsuit pending was filed by the family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest person killed during the concert. Attorneys involved in the litigation are scheduled to meet next week to discuss the trial scheduling for the lawsuit filed by Blount's family.

State District Judge Kristen Hawkins has stated that she intends to discuss the Blount case, along with other potential trials related to injury cases that have been filed after the fatal concert, during next week's hearing. 

Hawkins has also expressed her inclination to schedule the Blount family's lawsuit as the next trial, instead of an injury case, in the event that there is no settlement.