Mandalay Bay Hotel Sues Victims Of Las Vegas Massacre

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

On October 1, 2017, it was marked in the memory of United States citizens, that night 58 people died and another 851 were wounded after Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire indiscriminately from a room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in against thousands of people attending a music festival in the city of Las Vegas.

Almost 10 months after this tragedy, which turned into the deadliest massacre in the country's recent history, the owners of the hotel - from which the shooting took place - have filed a lawsuit against more than 1,000 people who survived attack.

Although it seems unusual, this was reported by a recent report shared on the online site of the CNN news network. The information reveals that the company MGM Resorts International, owner of the Mandalay Bay, has filed two lawsuits with the intention of releasing all responsibility for the tragedy and thus avoiding any legal process against him.

As the company revealed in a statement, MGM said the lawsuits filed in Nevada and California are intended to "benefit victims and help them recover."

"A federal court is the appropriate place for these cases as it provides those affected with the opportunity to have a more timely resolution … Years of trial and trials do not help the interests of the victims, the community and those who are recovering," he explained. Debra DeShong, spokesperson for the firm that owns the hotel in question.

Since the tragedy occurred, more than 2,500 people are estimated to have filed legal petitions against Mandalay Bay and its owners. Faced with the lawsuits filed against the survivors of the massacre, Robert Eglet, prosecutor for the city of Las Vegas who is representing more than 1,000 victims, assured that the actions taken by MGM are "totally reprehensible".