Troubled American rapper Travis Scott has denied liability for the fatal incident that happened during a stampede at the Astroworld music festival in the southern US state of Texas in November.
The rapper denied liability for the fatal incident while responding to one of the more than 200 lawsuits filed against him in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 10 people and left hundreds injured.
According to TMZ, the artist issued a “general denial” to the lawsuit (a blanket response to the allegations) and cited a source familiar with the situation as saying Scott was planning to issue the same response to multiple lawsuits.
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Meanwhile, one judge will handle more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston, Texas following the massive crowd surge at the Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead.
In the new order, the Board of Judges of the Civil Trial Division of the Harris County District Courts in Houston granted a request by attorney Brent Coon to have all pretrial matters in the various lawsuits be handled by one judge. If any of the lawsuits go to trial, the case would return to its original court.
“This consolidation will promote the expeditious and efficient administration of justice,” the two-page order said.
