An oversight panel of state lawmakers will tour the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the first time since August’s deadly stage collapse. Members of the General Assembly’s State Fair Advisory Committee plan to meet Tuesday morning at the fairgrounds, where strong …
The state is facing more than 20 potential lawsuits one month after the deadly outdoor stage collapse during the Indiana State Fair. An attorney general’s office spokesman says that through Monday the office had received 21 tort claims stemming from …
Only those who were physically injured in last month’s state fair stage collapse and the families of those who were killed will likely get a cut of the $5 million the state is legally liable to pay out, Indiana’s attorney …
Nathan Byrd was known as a daredevil, a wiry stagehand who would take on jobs no one else wanted. But one thing scared him: the quality of the canvas roof covering the stage at the Indiana State Fair. “He said …
Crowd control, stage collapse, and food safety – these are concerns facing carriers that insure summer festivals. In a recent interview with Claims Journal, Paul Holehouse, senior risk control consultant for Fireman’s Fund Entertainment, and Jerid Schmickle, director of underwriting, …