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Entertainment & Sports

May 2, 2017

Fyre Festival organizers hit with $100 million suit

Los Angeles plaintiffs' attorney Mark Geragos said promises of cash refunds aren't enough.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

An attendee of last week's ill-fated Fyre Festival claims in a $100 million class action filed this weekend that the event was more reminiscent of "Lord of the Flies" than the luxurious island music festival that was promised.

Ticket packages ran between $1,200 and $100,000 for the event, touted by its organizers as "the cultural experience of the decade." But, quoting from various media out...

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