In the lawsuits, SXSW festival organizers are being sued for safety lapses where Rashad Owens plowed through a crowd at the festival after he drove his car through a DUI checkpoint.

One wrongful death lawsuit was filed by Steven Craenmehr's family. He was a Dutch music executive riding a bike when he was hit and killed. His family is arguing that the festival didn't organize enough traffic safety and that if it had, his death could have been prevented.