More than 45 people were injured and seven lost their lives when the stage collapsed in August at the Indiana State Fair, and RadarOnline.com has just learned the state will be paying out $5 million to the victims and their families.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced on Wednesday that the state plans to quickly distribute the money to the victims, which is the maximum amount allowed under Indiana’s government liability law.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, 24-year-old cheerleading coach Meagan Toothman became the seventh death from the stage collapse when she was removed from life support by her family, so they could donate her organs.

As families of the victims of the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair are still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy, others are preparing to fight back in court.

The first lawsuits were filed Friday by a Northwest Indiana law firm seeking tens of millions of dollars from the handful of companies that hosted the Sugarland concert at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand, reports IndyStar.com.

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The initial multimillion dollar lawsuits are on the behalf of Janeen Beth Urschel, 49, of Wanatah, Indiana, whose partner of ten years, Tammy VanDam, 42, was killed in the collapse as the couple attended the concert together.

Attorney Kenneth J. Allen explained that the filings are just a drop in the ocean in what will become an increasingly complex legal case.

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"This was a terrible tragedy that could and should have been prevented. The responsible parties must be held to account," said Allen.

The attorney is seeking $50 million for VanDam's estate and $10 million plus punitive damages for Urschel from the numerous companies involved in the concert, which included Mid-America Sound Corp. of Greenfield, which owns the stage rigging structure; Live 360 Group, the show's Indianapolis-based booker; and Live Nation Entertainment, owner of Ticketmaster.

Along with lawsuits filed Friday, Allen also plans in the near future to challenge Indiana law's lack of recognition of a same-sex partner as a beneficiary under its wrongful-death law, and seek damages from the state for the victim's 17-year-old daughter.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the tragedy occurred during the Indiana State Fair on August 13 as thousands of fans were waiting to see Sugarland perform.

Five people were killed immediately.  A sixth victim, Jennifer Haskell, a student at Ball State University, died from her injuries on Friday.

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