Judge: Clear Channel To Remain On E2 Lawsuits

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 14, 2010 9:30PM

Cook County Judge Kathy Flanigan today denied a motion from media conglomerate Clear Channel requesting a summary judgment that would have removed it from dozens of lawsuits stemming from the 2003 E2 nightclub stampede. Clear Channel's inclusion as a defendant in the wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits — one of the disc jockeys accused of inciting the stampede was a Clear Channel employee — means that lawyers representing victims of the 21 dead and over 50 injured can now ask for more damages or make movements for quick settlements. Last November E2 owners Dwain Kyles and Calvin Hollins were sentenced to two years in prison for criminal contempt after refusing to comply with city orders to close the club for building code violations. [Chicago Breaking News]