At least 387 lawsuits representing almost 2,800 Astroworld victims have been combined into one large case. According to court documents obtained by <a href="https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/astroworld-lawsuits-combined-single-giant-case-1235025221/">Billboard</a>, the hundreds of lawsuits that were filed individually will now be dealt with by one single judge. The move was approved last week by the Texas Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and was agreed on by both sides - the attorneys of which wrote that "this type of litigation is exactly what the Texas MDL process is designed to address." Per <a href="https://accessaa.co.uk/nearly-400-astroworld-lawsuits-to-be-combined-into-one-case/">Access All Areas</a>, the court stated in the wake of the decision: "The agreed motion alleges the lawsuits arise out of incidents leading up to, during, and following a live performance by Travis Scott during the Astroworld Festival outside NRG Park on November 5, 2021." <img class=" wp-image-1263134005" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/11/2H56EJ4-scaled.jpeg" alt="" width="834" height="557" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Sipa US / Alamy]] "We conclude that the cases arising out of the incident are related, and we find that transfer of those cases would result in more efficient pre-trial of the related cases," the court added. It comes nearly three months after the deadly crowd surge during Scott's festival claimed the lives of 10 concertgoers and left hundreds more injured. The combined lawsuits allege that festival promoter Live Nation, as well as Scott and other organizers, were responsible for the tragedy that occurred on November 5 due to their supposed negligence in how the festival was planned and executed. Overall, the lawsuits are seeking billions in damages. A "multidistrict litigation" of this kind is typical of large-scale injury lawsuits, where the aim of trying similar cases simultaneously is efficiency. Mass cases like these often end in large settlements. <img class=" wp-image-1263137102" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/11/T1APTY.jpg" alt="" width="826" height="567" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Tribune Content Agency LLC / Alamy]] It is not publicly known which judge will preside over the case, however, both sides have requested Judge Lauren Reeder. On November 5, tragedy struck as <a href="https://vt.co/news/us/travis-scotts-astroworld-eight-dead-following-crowd-surge-at-rappers-festival">a section of the 50,000-strong crowd</a> began rushing towards the stage during Scott's performance at NRG Park in Houston. Festival-goers affected by the crowd surge struggled to breathe, with some passing out, and, as a result, were trampled on by other fans. The 10 people who tragically lost their lives at the concert were between the ages of nine and 27: Mirza Baig, 27, Rodolfo Peña, 23, Madison Dubiski, 23, Bharti Shahani, 22, Franco Patino, 21, Axel Acosta Avila, 21, Jacob Jurinek, 20, Brianna Rodriguez, 16, John Hilgert, 14 and Ezra Blount, 9. <h6>Featured image credit: Sipa US / Alamy</h6>

Over 380 Astroworld lawsuits filed against Travis Scott have officially been combined into one huge case

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