Crowd surfing is a common sight at rock concerts, much like mosh pits or stage diving.

One woman from Hoffman Estates is claiming she got injured by a crowd surfer when he fell on her last September at Riot Fest, held in Douglas Park in the North Lawndale community.

Nina Zurawel filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court against Riot Fest Corporation, Riot Fest co-founder Michael Petryshyn, security company Safety Service Systems, Inc. and concert promoter React Presents Inc. However, React Presents Inc. is not involved with Riot Fest but instead is affiliated with other local music festivals like North Coast and Spring Awakening.

The lawsuit says that Zurawel attended the music fest on Sept. 17 and was 200 to 300 feet away from the stage where the Brand New rock band was performing when "a large male fan" began crowd surfing. When the crowd began chanting "drop him," the woman unsuccessfully tried to get away from the crowd surfer but couldn't, the lawsuit claimed, and the man was dropped onto her leg.

The complaint, which seeks damages in excess of $50,000, said the woman's ankle was fractured. It alleged the defendants were negligent by allowing crowd surfing and failing to provide adequate security and crowd control.

Riot Fest and Petryshyn declined comment through their attorney. The security company also said it could not comment on the pending litigation.

The four-count negligence suit claims crowd control at the festival was inadequate, and that security should have stopped the crowd surfing. Zurawel is seeking more than $200,000.

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