The summer of 2011 will be remembered by some as a summer of deadly structural collapses at high-profile outdoor concert events. A surprising number of deadly and injurious outdoor stage collapses have made the news in recent years. Some of these events include:
* The August 18, 2011 collapse of an outdoor concert stage in Belgium;
* August 13, 2011: the outdoor stage collapses at the Indiana State Fairgrounds;
* The overhead rigging collapses during a Flaming Lips outdoor concert in Tulsa;
* July 17, 2011: stage collapses at Bluesfest in Ottawa, Canada during high wind; and
* Stage scaffolding collapse on August 1, 2009 kills 1 and injures 75 at Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta, Canada.
These particular structural collapses all occurred during wind or storm events. Reports tend to lay the blame for the outdoor stage collapses on the weather. But you can’t ignore the potential culpability of those who provided the stage structure equipment, those who designed the structure, and those who assembled it. Indications show that at least in some of these outdoor concert events, concert organizers and managers failed to take proper actions in warning and evacuating guests when storms developed.
If you’ve been injured by a structural collapse, you don’t want those who caused your injuries to escape the financial costs of their negligence by assigning all the blame to the weather. You can’t call the weather to court to account for its actions. But you can call event organizers, stage designers, and equipment providers, among others. Especially if your loved one died in a structural collapse at an anticipated concert event, you need justice, closure and recompense for your loss.
Denena & Points could provide the sound legal counsel and help you need after you’ve been injured by a structural collapse. We have solid, successful experience in tracking down the true causes of structural collapses and holding the culpable parties financially accountable for their negligence. If you’re suffering because of a structural collapse and you don’t know where to turn for help and sound advice, kindly give us a call at (877) 307-9500. We have the experience, knowledge and skill that you need to win your claim for accident compensation because of your losses from the tragic accident.