Tony Patterson Testifies Before Indiana State Senate Committee in Support of Additional Money to Indiana State Fair Sugarland Concert Stage Collapse Victims
This past Thursday, attorney Tony Patterson testified before an Indiana state Senate committee in support of additional money going to the Indiana State Fair Sugarland concert stage collapse victims. The State of Indiana has paid $5 million to the victims which is the maximize allowed under current Indiana law. Proposed legislation looks to pay an additional $5 million to the victims, but Mr. Patterson urged the committee that will not be enough.
"With 7 folks dead, with long term medical costs, serious injuries, we're looking at a damage figure of up to a $100 million" said Patterson. He explained that all of the defendants that answered the victims' complaint thus far in the civil lawsuit have blamed the State of Indiana for the incident meaning the defendants will attempt to have the jury allocate fault to the State of Indiana at trial.
