The Mandalay Bay Hotel say they have "no liability of any kind" to survivors or families of victims
The hotel in Las Vegas where twisted gunman Stephen Paddock fired on to a concert crowd last year is suing victims of the mass shooting.
MGM Resorts International have lodged a lawsuit against more than 1000 of the victims, in which they argue they have “no liability of any kind” in what is the worst-ever shooter incident in the US.
However, the move has sparked fury among survivors and the families of those who died, who have labelled it a “hypocritical manoeuvre.”
Paddock, 64, fired into a crowd of about 22,000 people from the Mandalay Bay Hotel on October 1st 2017, killing 58 and wounding more than 400, in an act of unbelievable cruelty.
The owners of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, have faced a number of lawsuits since the shooting and have now lodged their own – reportedly naming more than 1000 victims. Targeting victims who have either sued MGM or have threatened legal action.
They claim they have no liability under a federal US law from 2002.
MGM have said they are not suing victims for any money. The company want a court to declare that US law “precludes any finding of liability” against them “for any claim for injuries arising out of or related to Paddock’s mass attack.”
However, Lawyer Brian Claypool, who was at the music festival during the shooting, said the lawsuits could turn into a “public relations nightmare for MGM.”
Claypool, who represents dozens of victims, added: “We collectively view this as a bullying tactic to intimidate the survivors.”
