The hearing is the first since nearly 400 lawsuits were combined into one, and since a judge issued a gag order in the case.
HOUSTON, Texas -- The first court hearing for the civil lawsuits filed in connection with last November's Astroworld Festival tragedy is underway.
Lawyers told ABC13 that this is the start of the process to determine which law firm will be the lead plaintiff in the case, meaning rather than dozens of lawyers from different firms, a handful of attorneys will handle the litigation.Hawkins told lawyers,"This case should be tried in the courtroom and not on social media or press releases to the media."
ABC13 spoke to an attorney last month who explained gag orders happen more often in high-profile criminal cases because those often go to trial and you want a fair jury pool.
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