This previous Tuesday, Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, testified in entrance a Los Angeles Superior Court jury concerning a stage diving incident from 2012. At a post-Grammy present at The Belasco, Skrillex beckoned followers to come back nearer for a signature stage dive. When he leaped, he allegedly landed awkwardly on the neck the plaintiff, Jennifer Fraissel, then age 24.
Fraissel texted her then-boyfriend that she suffered neck ache and whiplash. 16 days later, she suffered a stroke. Los Angeles-based radiologist Dr. Stephen Hetts testified on behalf Fraissel, confirming that the plaintiff suffered an ischemic stroke. Hetts additionally confirmed that this can be very unlikely for a girl Fraissel’s age to undergo that sort stroke.
Fraissel sued Skrillex and Lost Boys Touring Inc. alleging battery and negligence. Her argument is based on the truth that Skrillex beckoning followers to come back nearer made it inconceivable for her to flee. However, attorneys working for Skrillex have professional that Fraissel additionally attended a present in 2011 the place Skrillex carried out the identical stage dive maneuver. According to protection attorneys: “The plaintiff stood close to the entrance the stage on the Belasco and assumed the chance she might be injured.”
It’s a dicey state of affairs, particularly when individuals are put in danger. On one hand, this kind leap has come to be anticipated at reveals reminiscent of this. On the opposite hand, individuals usually don’t pay for a present to get jumped on. Seems fairly arduous to show negligence right here, as followers may see what he was making an attempt to do.
Which aspect are you on? Check out the stage dive that allegedly led to the accident under, courtesy TMZ.
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