It was an EA sanctioned event, but they're not responsible for security - that falls at the feet of the actual host of the venue. If EA had been renting the space or took responsibility for the ops, that would be different.
Venue owners and who they bring in to run ops is at fault here.
Now I can understand if the victim is sueing just to get the ball rolling, as EA might come to them and say "hey, you're not going to win against us...but ...
It was an EA sanctioned event, but they're not responsible for security - that falls at the feet of the actual host of the venue. If EA had been renting the space or took responsibility for the ops, that would be different.
Venue owners and who they bring in to run ops is at fault here.
Now I can understand if the victim is sueing just to get the ball rolling, as EA might come to them and say "hey, you're not going to win against us...but ...