Written Assignment 1 – Travis Scott Astroworld Concert
Tragedy
“Memo to Managing Attorney About
Potential Lawsuits”
Description: You (we) work for a
law firm specializing in personal injury and wrongful death cases. The parents
of one of the concertgoers killed at the Travis Scott Astroworld concert on
November 5, 2021 contacted our law firm and asked if we will represent them in
a lawsuit for negligence alleging the negligent/wrongful death of their
daughter.
Before our firm accepts the case
and agrees to represent the family, you are asked to assess the possible
lawsuit and chances of winning a judgment in court vs. settling out of court
without a trial.
Using news and video sources from
the internet to research what happened that night, please write a 1-2 page single spaced memo to your superior
(me) as follows:
• In
an opening sentence, tell your superior why you are writing this memo and the
main point.
• Then:
o Identify
who
the four main defendants would be and why
o What
will be needed to prove our case and win the lawsuit(s) in court for each
defendant; and
o Your
assessment of the likelihood of victory in a court trial against each of the
defendants, including why we may or may not
want to settle out court with the defendants.
Note: You will find that the families
have started to settle or have settled the real cases out of court. Think about
why this is the case, despite what seems like very clear negligence and tons of
evidence.
Turn in your memo via
the turnitin link on Blackboard and send a back up copy to me via email on
Sunday 03/03/24 by 11:59pm.
Please don’t do plagiarism.