Fyre Fest Predictably Hit with $100 Million Lawsuit

May 1, 2017

Fyre Festival has been hit with the first of many lawsuits in the wake of a disastrous event that left numerous people stranded in the Bahamas. 

Variety reports that a major lawsuit has been filed in California against festival organizers Ja Rule and Billy McFarland by Mark Geragos, who is seeking class action status citing “more than 150” plantiffs for whom it seeks a minimum of $100 million. 

The suit claims fraud, breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and negligent misrepresentation and alleges that the “festival’s lack of adequate food, water, shelter and medical care created a dangerous and panicked situation among attendees–suddenly finding themselves stranded on a remote island without basic provisions–that was closer to The Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies than Coachella.” 

Ja Rule and McFarland set out to create a luxurious destination event in the Bahamas, only to deliver a half-finished festival site that came without working water or sewage and was severely understaffed. In a statement, McFarland said that he and his team were “naive” in thinking they could do this by themselves and vowed to return in 2018 with a better event. 

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