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Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports

Oct. 22, 2018

Woman who sued musician may have to prove she shouldn’t have expected stage dive

A woman who says she suffered a stroke as the possible result of an errant kick at a Skrillex concert will likely have to convince a jury she shouldn’t have expected the musician to stage dive.

Woman who sued musician may have to prove she shouldn’t have expected stage dive
Electronic musician and DJ Skrillex performing at a sold out Brooklyn Bowl, New York, Feb. 11, 2014.

A woman who says she suffered a stroke as the possible result of an errant kick at a Skrillex concert will likely have to convince a jury she shouldn't have expected the musician to stage dive.

Video evidence presented by plaintiff attorney Seth Rosenberg in opening arguments of the multi-week trial shows Skrillex, whose real name is Sonny John Moore, beckoning concert attendees to come closer to the stage seconds before diving into...

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