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Paul van Dyk awarded $12 million for near-fatal concert fall
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| Swamper |
I'm happy he seems to have mostly recovered from this - however with these kinds of injuries you never really know
https://theblast.com/dj-paul-van-dy...d-concert-fall/
DJ Paul van Dyk was awarded over $12 million from concert organizers over a 2016 near-death stage fall that left him with long-lasting brain injuries.
During a 2016 set in the Netherlands, Dyk performed at the “A State of Trance” festival where he horribly fell through the stage. He suffered substantial injuries, including a brain injury and damage to his spine.
He blamed event organizers ALDA Events B.V., who were behind the music festival and took them to arbitration demanding damages. The two had their case heard by the arbitrator in September 2018 and the DJ was awarded a $12,588,643.45 judgment for medical bills and past and future lost profits.
In the order, it stated that ALDA did not design the stage to be safe to stand on. They even admitted the front area was not safe but gave no warning to the DJ prior to his show. They allegedly never told him it was unsafe or verbally warned him, despite knowing he had a rowdy set.
The $12 million award included $2 million for future medical expenses, $1.2 million for lost profits (2016/2017) and $2.475 million for losses in the next 10 years.
They also awarded him an extra $5.5 million for other damages. |
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| Trance-M |
| Strange that I can't find anything about this (yet) in German or Dutch. |
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| Sykonee |
| Wow, I'm surprised he won against the event organizers, considering he was the one that unexpectedly climbed up onto a stage clearly not equipped for standing on. |
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| Trance-M |
| I got a strong feeling this is fake news. |
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| hoopoe |
| You're saying these Words are White Lies? Tell Me Why. |
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| Trance-M |
| quote: | Originally posted by hoopoe
You're saying these Words are White Lies? Tell Me Why. |
1. Still not a single word on Dutch or German media.
2. Wrong currency, Euro's should be mentioned.
3. This is Europe, not the U.S., the amounts mentioned, I don't think this is common over here:"future medical expenses and losses in the next 10 years."
4. Looks like it all came from a single source, The Blast, doesn't feel very reliable. |
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| Ted Promo |
| You just refuse to acknowledge lame jokes, don’t you, trance-m? |
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| Trance-M |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
You just refuse to acknowledge lame jokes, don’t you, trance-m? |
Yeah, I thought nobody would notice. |
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| Cyberio |
| In addition to what Trance-M said, some of the latest episodes of ASOT included Paul van Dyk new releases and a decent promotion of his last album. I don't think Armin would still play his tunes like nothing happened, or keep doing festivals with those ALDA guys. |
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| Trance-M |
| Paul doesn't blame Armin for what happened, just Alda Events, so that explains it. |
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