Judge asks for amended complaint in Grimmie case
A judge in Orange County dismissed a complaint the family of “The Voice” singer Christina Grimmie filed against the venue where she was killed, but said the family’s lawyers can file an amended lawsuit.
The family’s attorneys will have 21 days to file another complaint that addressesafewlegal issues that arose fromthe first.
“It’s not surprising. We were going to amend our complaint in any event,” said attorney Brian Caplan, who is representing the Grimmies.
Grimmie, 22, was killed the night of June 10 as she greeted fans after a concert atThePlaza Live inOrlando. Her brother, Mark Grimmie, tackled thegunman, whogot away and then shot and killed himself.
Grimmie, who rose to fame on YouTube, finished in third place on the sixth season ofTVsinging competition "TheVoice” in 2014.
Her parents and brother filed a suit in December against tour promoter AEG Live and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Plaza Foundation Inc., which owns the venue. The wrongful death suit claimed that the two groups should have provided better security.
The family sued to cover Grimmie’s medical and funeral expenses, support they would have gotten from her future earnings, and the emotional toll of losing her. The suit did not name a specific dollar amount.
OnTuesday, CircuitJudge Keith White said the complaint should have made more of a distinction betweenAEGLive, the concert promoter, and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Plaza Foundation, the venue’s owner.