Snoop DoggOver a dozen concert-goers are suing rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa following a concert in New Jersey earlier this month where more than 40 people were injured after the front railing in the crowd collapsed.
The hip hop artists were performing at the BB&T Pavilion on 5 August when the crowd barrier gave way, sending 42 punters crashing to the concrete floor and of that number, at least 20 were taken to hospital.
As TMZ reports, 17 people, one of which reportedly suffered a fractured spine, have filed the lawsuit against Snoop Dogg and Khalifa who are accused of encouraging the crowd to move forward which led to the collapse and resulted in dozens of people being trampled on the ground.
Three of the people suing were employees of the BB&T Pavilion, while owners of the venue, Live Nation, have also been accused of dodgy repairs on the railing last year.
Attorney Robert J Mongeluzzi confirmed his clients are seeking monetary compensation.
"The safety of patrons at concerts must always be paramount," Mongeluzzi said in a statement to Rolling Stone.
"The failure of this railing at the concert venue was caused by a failure in planning and execution. A second stage was located beneath a lawn area with no seat or aisles, leading to crowd surge when Snoop Dogg screamed, 'Everybody in the motherfucking lawn, bring your ass down here'".
Mongeluzzi alleges that the collapse occurred due to a "dangerous location of the second stage beneath the uncontrolled lawn area with no barricades controlling crowd flow" and "the artist screaming for fans to surge to the area, which they did."
