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$39M settlement reached in fatal 2011 Indiana stage collapse

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$39M settlement reached in fatal 2011 Indiana stage collapse

A law firm said on Friday that it has reached a $39 million settlement with 19 of the 20 defendants sued after a fatal Indiana State Fair stage collapse in 2011.

Kenneth J. Allen Law Group said the $39 million will be added to $11 million previously paid out by the State of Indiana to resolve the claims arising from the seven deaths and more than 58 injuries caused by the Aug. 13, 2011 accident. An engineering report released in 2012 concluded that inadequate lateral support caused the stage roof and scaffolding set up for a performance by the country music duo Sugarland at the fair to collapse.

In addition to the members of Sugarland, defendants in the lawsuit included Greenfield, Ind.-based Mid-America Sound Corp.; Indianapolis-based Lucas Entertainment Group L.L.C. and Live 360 Group and Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Live Nation Touring (USA) Inc. The lawsuit remains pending against the one defendant which declined the settlement offer, Indianapolis, Indiana-based ESG Security Inc., and is expected to go to trial in 2015.

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