Burning Man Festival gets sued

The famous West Coast festival has obtained a summary judgment against the lawsuit filed by attendee Anthony Beninati, who says he was — you have probably guessed the nature of the injury — burned “when he stumbled and fell into the Burning Man’s ashes trying to ignite a photo of a late friend” (California Civil Justice Blog; Anthony Beninati v. Black Rock City, LLC).

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