This previous Tuesday, Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, testified in entrance of a Los Angeles Superior Court jury relating to a stage diving incident from 2012. At a post-Grammy present at The Belasco, Skrillex beckoned followers to return nearer for a signature stage dive. When he leaped, he allegedly landed awkwardly on the neck of 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 of Fraissel, confirming that the plaintiff suffered an ischemic stroke. Hetts additionally confirmed that this can be very unlikely for a girl of Fraissel’s age to endure that sort of 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 return nearer made it not possible for her to flee. However, attorneys working for Skrillex have proof 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 of the stage on the Belasco and assumed the danger she might be injured.”
It’s a dicey scenario, particularly when individuals are put in danger. On one hand, any such soar has come to be anticipated at exhibits resembling this. On the opposite hand, individuals usually don’t pay for a present to get jumped on. Seems fairly laborious to show negligence right here, as followers might see what he was trying to do.
Which facet are you on? Check out the stage dive that allegedly led to the accident under, courtesy of TMZ.
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