A hotel in Las Vegas, from which a 58 man was shot dead, sued the victims

The company MGM Resorts International, which owns the Mandalay Bay Hotel, from whose window 2017 was killed in October 58 and injured about 500 people, sued the victims of mass execution.

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Thus, the company is trying to block any potential claims against him for the payment of compensation to the victims of the shooting, reports Bloomberg.

The owner of Mandalay Bay claims that the 2002 federal law of the year exempts any company that implements “anti-terrorism technologies” to ensure security from such liability, and according to him, the hotel does. Therefore, MGM Resorts International asks federal judges in Nevada and Los Angeles to decide that the company is not responsible for the actions of the shooter.

The casino operator claims that he hired a company certified by the US Department of Homeland Security to “help prevent mass violence and respond to it” at the festival during which the shooting took place. Therefore, according to the authors of the lawsuit, according to the 2002 law of the year, the company cannot be financially responsible to the victims or victims of the execution.

After Stephen Paddock opened fire on festival guests from the Mandalay Bay Hotel’s 32 window, killing 58 people and injuring about 500 people, more than 2500 people announced their intention to sue MGM.

Counsel for the victims called the company statements "reprehensible", noting that MGM "is trying to divert attention from their own failures and the failure of the security procedures they had at Mandalay Bay."

Recall 2 October 2017, Stephen Paddock shot People gathered for a country music festival in Las Vegas, from the 32 floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, killing an 58 man and injuring more than 500. After that, the killer committed suicide, his motives have not yet been established.

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