Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump is planning to file lawsuits on behalf of more than 200 Astroworld victims

• Attorneys Ben Crump and Alex Hilliard are planning to file lawsuits for over 200 Astroworld victims.

• At least nine people died and more than 300 were injured during a crowd surge at the Houston festival.

• Crump has gained national recognition for his work on prominent civil rights cases.

Civil-rights attorney Ben Crump and attorney Alex Hilliard plan to file lawsuits on behalf of more than 200 victims of the mass-casualty event that occurred at the Astroworld Music Festival last week.

The lawyers plan to announce the lawsuits on Friday morning, according to a statement provided to Insider by a representative for Crump.

"This lawsuit is not just about getting justice for them," Crump said. "But it's about making sure the promoters and the organizers know that you cannot allow this to ever happen in the future, even if you have to immediately stop the concert."

At least nine people died and more than 300 were injured as a result of a crowd surge during Travis Scott's performance at Astroworld in Houston, Texas. The Houston Police Department and FBI are investigating the incident. As of Thursday evening no one had been charged.

The first lawsuit over the incident was filed Sunday against Scott and festival organizers on behalf of a Houston resident and festival attendee who said he was trampled. San Antonio-based lawyer Thomas J. Henry told CNN Wednesday he now represents about 150 people in lawsuits related to the event and expects more to continue reaching out.

Crump, who is also a personal-injury attorney, has gained national attention for his work on prominent civil rights cases. He has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, among others.

"We have not only just tried to be there for marginalized people of color, or disenfranchised people of color, but we want to be there for anybody who suffered an injustice," Crump told Insider's Kelly McLaughlin last year, adding that his firm tries "to help the Davids of the world take on the Goliath."

Hilliard, the attorney working with Crump on the Astroworld cases, has experience in "personal injury and wrongful death litigation" and advocates for people "who have been injured or have lost a loved one due to another party's negligence," according to his bio.

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