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Everclear Fan Will Get Compensation For Injuries, Lawyers SaySum of $1.2 million reportedly offered to club-goer badly hurt in 1997 stage-diving incident. by Contributing Editor Christopher O'Connor |
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Everclear were backstage at the time of the incident, said their manager. |
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A fan who suffered head and neck injuries in a stage-diving accident at an Everclear concert has gained a settlement agreement, according to lawyers for the parties sued by the fan. Lawyers for the Boston nightclub where the accident took
Their admission followed a published report in Friday's Boston Globe that a $1.2-million sum was being discussed as compensation. The fan, Tameeka Messier, was 23 on Nov. 11, 1997, when, according to the report, Patriots guard Max Lane fell on her head after leaping from the stage of the Paradise nightclub. Messier had surgery to remove two herniated disks from her neck and fuse three vertebrae. Messier filed a lawsuit on Dec. 10, 1997, against the nightclub, Lane, Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe and Everclear, seeking damages for her injuries. Don Berube, the lawyer representing Bledsoe, said a handshake deal was struck Thursday and that the settlement agreement could be signed by next week. Most of the money, the Globe reported, would come from Lane and quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who also stage-dived near the end of the concert. Everclear also will contribute to the settlement, according to Darren Lewis, their manager. The lawyers, however, would not reveal the specific amount of the settlement, saying a protective order filed in early 1998 by Suffolk County Superior Court prevented them from commenting publicly on the suit's details. "We anticipated a great deal of media coverage for this case, which is why we sought the protective order," Berube said. "I lament the fact we signed that order at this point." Berube and Scott Behman, the lawyer for Paradise owner Seth Greenberg, did say that the Globe's figures were not entirely correct, but would not elaborate. Lawyers for Messier could not be reached for comment. Darren Lewis, who manages Everclear, said the band would make its contribution in the form of legal costs covered by the band's insurance. The Globe, citing anonymous sources, said the band's share would be $100,000. The band's appearance at the Paradise came shortly after the release of their album So Much for the Afterglow. The Portland, Ore., threesome are known for such songs as "Heartspark Dollarsign" (RealAudio excerpt) and "Everything to Everyone" (RealAudio excerpt). Lewis said that even though the 600-odd people attending the show had come for the music, Everclear actually played the smallest role in the incident. "We were pretty much a tangential character to this whole thing. All we were doing was playing a show," Lewis said. Lewis disputed Messier's claims in her suit that Everclear frontman Art Alexakis invited the football players on stage. Rather, he said, Alexakis and bandmates Greg Eklund and Craig Montoya were backstage at the time of the incident, having just ended their set. The players, Lewis said, were invited onto the stage by club security during the band's final number. The lawsuit has not affected the band personally, Lewis said, adding, however, that the incident did not sit well with bandmembers. "We weren't happy that a fan was injured. That aspect we were upset about." |
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