BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Western New York woman who was partially paralyzed after attending a punk concert in Buffalo earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit against the venue, promoter, the band and the lead singer.
Bird Piché, 24, was in the crowd at Mohawk Place when the lead singer of the band Trophy Eyes did a stage dive into the audience, landing on Piché. She was seriously hurt and suffered a spinal cord injury.
The venue where the concert was held, Mohawk Place, the promoter After Dark Entertainment, LLC, Trophy Eyes and band member John Floriani are all named as defendants in the lawsuit.
The suit alleges that the defendants' negligence resulted in Piché's injuries and that they failed to prevent "unsafe and/or dangerous conditions."
Piche and her family spoke to NBC News shortly after the accident happened, and told them she had regained use of her arms and some leg function. At that time, she was still not able to move her hands or toes. There has been no new information on her current recovery progress.
Bird is from the Olean-Allegany area and attended Fredonia University. She now lives in Buffalo.
You can read the full lawsuit here:
