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# $100 Million Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Fyre Festival: “Closer To Hunger Games Than Coachella”
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/100-million-class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-fyre-festival-closer-to-hunger-games-than-coachella/
- Published: 2017-05-01T10:20:43.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-01T10:20:43.000Z
- Description: A major lawsuit was filed against the aborted Fyre Festival Sunday in U.S. District Court by attorney Mark Geragos, The suit, filed on behalf of plaintiff and concert goer Daniel. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/05/100-million-class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-fyre-festival-c
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, A. Wallace Tashima, Breach of contract, California, Canada, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, lawsuit, music festival, Negligence, Pacific Time Zone, Rihanna, Toronto, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States district court, United States District Court for the Central District of California, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![hunger games](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0996a0f6970d-200wi "hunger games")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0996a0f6970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)A major lawsuit was filed against the [aborted Fyre Festival](https://www.hypebot.com/exclusive-fyre-music-festival-comes-unraveled-ja-rule-heartbroken/) Sunday in U.S. District Court by attorney Mark Geragos, The suit, filed on behalf of plaintiff and concert goer Daniel Jung, is seeking $5M; but requested class action status could bring the total to well over $100M.

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The lawsuit filed on Sunday against the organizers of the [aborted Fyre music festival](https://www.hypebot.com/exclusive-fyre-music-festival-comes-unraveled-ja-rule-heartbroken/) seeks millions of dollars in damages for alleged fraud, breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and negligent misrepresentation.

The filing by celebrity attorney Mark Geragos, is seeking class action status and anticipates more than 150 plaintiffs.The lawsuit 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.”**MORE:** 
- **[Exclusive Fyre Music Festival Comes Unraveled, Ja Rule "Heartbroken"](https://www.hypebot.com/exclusive-fyre-music-festival-comes-unraveled-ja-rule-heartbroken/)**
- **[Fyre Fest Debacle Highlights Difference Between Marketing, Branding](https://www.hypebot.com/fyre-fest-debacle-highlights-difference-between-marketing-branding/)**