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Class action lawsuit filed against B93
Suit stems from flooding at B93 Birthday Bash
Updated: Saturday, 18 Jul 2009, 7:16 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 17 Jul 2009, 6:46 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Clear Channel Communications over the flooding that enveloped more than 1,000 vehicles at the B93 Birthday Bash.
Anthony Hansknecht filed the suit in Ionia County Circuit Court on Friday. Hansknecht alleges the radio station was negligent regarding parking for the outdoor concert, did not monitor weather forecasts properly and failed to warn concertgoers.
He also claims B93 engaged in willful and wanton misconduct because the station officials had the ability to avoid the problem and didn't.
The third count in the lawsuit is the class action. That is, "the class of individual owners of the damaged vehicles is too numerous for joinder of all members individually to be practicable."
Clear Channel Communications, the owner of B93, has 21 days to respond to the lawsuit.
24 Hour News 8 will continue to follow this case.
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