SAN FRANCISCO: Man Shot At 2013 Pride Festival Settles Lawsuit Against Event Organizers

From the Bay Area Reporter:

The nonprofit organization that runs San Francisco’s annual LGBT Pride parade and festival this week settled a lawsuit with a man who had sued it after he was shot at the June 2013 celebration. Trevor Gardner, 25, of Los Angeles, had claimed that the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee’s lax security led to him being shot in the leg after a brawl broke out nearby that year. SF Pride officials said through an attorney that they had worked hard to secure the event and the shooting was “a random act of violence.” Gardner had sought millions of dollars from festival organizers. Previous settlement talks had failed, and the trial had gotten underway last week in San Francisco Superior Court. Tuesday, after jury selection had been bungled, attorneys in the case agreed to settle. Reached by phone, they wouldn’t discuss details of the deal, citing the confidentiality of the agreement.

Gardner was working the booth for a Las Vegas casino at the time of the shooting. He has also sued the casino but the status of that suit is unknown.