DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Two daughters of merengue icon Rubby Perez are among the dozens who are suing the owners of JetSet Club for compensation.

The two daughters of the late Dominican merengue icon Rubby Pérez have filed a lawsuit against the owners and partners of Jet Set, the Santo Domingo nightclub where a deadly roof collapse on 8 April 2025 claimed 236 lives, including that of the renowned singer.

The complaint, filed by Casiey Aileen Pérez Lebrón and Ana Beatriz Pérez Reynoso, was submitted amid ongoing criminal proceedings led by the Dominican Public Ministry, which has accused the club’s management of involuntary manslaughter and gross negligence.

Backed by their extended family, the Pérez sisters issued a statement through their legal team, calling the lawsuit “a tool of justice and remembrance, not revenge or attention-seeking.” They emphasized that their aim is accountability and truth—not...