Drakeo The Ruler's family has scored a small legal victory after a Los Angeles judge sided with them in the pursuit of seeking justice for the tragic murder of the rapper.
Following the death of Drakeo, Drakeo's brother, Devante Caldwell, filed a suit against concert promoter Live Nation for their negligence that led to his murder.
Per a Rolling Stone report, the Los Angeles Judge ruled that Caldwell doesn't have to present a "prior similar" case, like what happened to his brother, to go on with his suit. Live Nation has filed a motion to dismiss the case citing the lack thereof.
"The ruling represents the court's recognition of Live Nation's and the other defendants' role in the injustice suffered by Drakeo, his family, and friends. We are one step closer to providing justice and closure to this horrific experience," Caldwell's legal camp told the publication.
Per the concert giant, they should be "immunized from any liability" in the fatal attack on Drakeo at the Once Upon A Time In L.A. festival in December 2021. They also asserted that the attack was "unforeseeable" since there was no record that a "violent mob" of that magnitude of people had produced weapons like what happened on the night of the rapper's murder.
Judge Yolanda Orozco has denied the motion to dismiss such filing by the concert promoter. Live Nation argued that they have no duty towards the victims as they had no prior knowledge that a third-party criminal activity would take place in the venue.
"Although the occurrence of a mob/gang attack may have occurred for the first time, defendants may nevertheless be held liable if the facts show that the danger was foreseeable and/or preventable," Judge Orozco said in her ruling. "The fact that defendants knew security would be needed for the event supports the finding that the performing artists' safety was a concern for defendants and foreseeable to defendants."
More so, she also mentioned that Live Nation owes the victims "an affirmative duty to act and stop the attack once the attack began," yet Caldwell's suit clearly says that no intervention by the promoter was extended at the time.
"Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that defendants acted with reckless disregard for the probability of causing emotional distress by virtue of failing to provide adequate security, failing to intervene during the attack, and preventing plaintiffs from reaching a place of safety," Orozco furthered.
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