Lawsuit Could Lead to the Question: What Is the Burden of Proving Knowledge of and Responsibility for Third Party Criminal Actions?

By Gil Fried, University of West Florida, Eric Johnson, Jr., was shot and killed while backstage at a concert produced by Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. (hereafter Live Nation). Johnson’s decedents filed a complaint for wrongful death alleging defendant Live Nation’s negligence caused the death. The complaint alleges, “On Friday August 22, 2014, 38-year-old Eric Johnson . . . attended the ‘Under the Influence Music Tour Concert’ . . . held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain V