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Travis Scott will once again avoid trial in the deathly 2021 Astroworld tragedy after settling nearly 100 injury lawsuits related to the incident.
According to a report from Texas Law Book published on Monday (October 21), Scott and concert partner Live Nation settled personal injury suits with bellwether plaintiffs Angel Dominguez and Elizabeth Martinez just days before the trial was set to kick off in Houston.
A bellwether plaintiff means they are representing a larger group of people who are suing for the same reason, so settling with Dominguez and Martinez satisfied nearly 100 plaintiffs.
The settlement was reached after the Texas Supreme Court denied Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino’s attempt to avoid being deposed in the case, which was set for Monday (October 21).
One more bellwether plaintiff remains, Henry Nguyen, whose trial has been rescheduled for a later date.
As noted, these lawsuits all pertain to injured victims. In May, Travis Scott settled the last remaining wrongful death lawsuit against him in the tragedy.
Nine-year-old Ezra Blount was the youngest of the 10 victims, who died as a result of a crowd crush during Scott’s performance at the festival.
“The family will continue its journey to heal, but never forget the joy that Ezra brought to everyone around him,” the family’s attorney said in an email statement to Rolling Stone.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
The settlement of Blount’s case came shortly after it was announced that Cactus Jack had to appear in court in September 2024, when jury selection in the trial was set to begin.
As was previously reported, the Blount case had been set to be heard before State District Judge Kristen Hawkins on September 10, 2024.
The child’s family tried to get the case heard before September, but Judge Hawkins declared it impossible to do so due to scheduling and logistical errors on behalf of all the parties.
The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Blount’s family is one of ten that were filed against Travis Scott and other parties involved in the Astroworld concert tragedy.
