Bodies strewn on the grass at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casinos after the unbridled carnage created by Stephen Paddock when he fired into the crowd in Las Vegas on night of Oct 1, 2017
MGM turned round and sued more than 1,000 victims of the shooting.
Although it owns the venue and organized the event the company argues that it cannot be held liable for Oct. 1 deaths, injuries or other damages, adding that any claims against MGM parties “must be dismissed,” according to complaints filed Friday in Nevada and California.
“Plaintiffs have no liability of any kind to defendants,” the complaints argue.
“I’ve never seen a more outrageous thing, where they sue the victims in an effort to find a judge they like,” attorney Robert Eglet, who represented some of the victims, told the Review-Journal, accusing MGM of “judge-shopping” in federal court, rather than state court where he believes any lawsuits should be filed.
“It’s just really sad that they would stoop to this level.”
Stephen Paddock shot and killed at least 58 and injured another 850 people attending a concert in Las Vegas
MGM Resorts International in the federal lawsuits against victims cites a 2002 federal act that extends liability protection to any company that uses “anti-terrorism” technology or services that can “help prevent and respond to mass violence.”
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