Tuesday 21 February 2012

Sugarland attorneys: Injured Ind. fans share blame

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2011, file photo the American country music duo Sugarland, featuring vocalist Jennifer Nettles, right, and guitarist Kristian Bush perform a benefit concert in Indianapolis for victims of the Aug. 13 Indiana fair stage collapse. In a Feb. 16, 2012, response to a civil suit filed in November, attorneys for Sugarland say the injuries fans suffered in the deadly collapse were their own fault because they failed to take steps to ensure their own safety before high winds toppled stage rigging. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File) Attorneys for country duo Sugarland said concertgoers were at least partly to blame for injuries suffered in a stage collapse, drawing a sharp reaction from fans Tuesday and prompting the band's manager to issue a statement criticizing the finger-pointing.


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