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Travis Scott Must Face Jury Trial In Astroworld Lawsuits, Judge Says

Travis Scott must face a jury trial in the Astroworld lawsuits brought by victims of the 2021 deadly crowd crush at his festival, a judge says.

But in a ruling made public on Wednesday, Judge Kristen Hawkins denied that motion, leaving Scott on the hook to face the first jury trial in the case, set to kick off next month. Collectively seeking billions in potential damages, the victims claim that Scott (real name Jacques Bermon Webster II), Live Nation and other organizers were legally negligent in how they planned the event. The lawsuits, combined into one single large action in Texas state court in Houston, have spent much of the last two years in discovery, as the two sides exchange information and take depositions of key figures.

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