re: MGM filing suit against the victims of the Las Vegas shooting

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They are seeking to block lawsuits against themselves, not obtain money from the victims.

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I get that and I am not saying I am sold 100% that MGM is completely liable. But the argument can be made that they are liable to a point. If this was just some random building and he got that arsenal to his 2 rooms and had all set up including installing cameras watching the hall, yeah I could find it hard to blame the building owner. But this was in a casino which by their nature are some of the most secure and monitored buildings on the planet.

This is what I find completely insulting a big frick you to the victims.

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“Years of drawn out litigation and hearings are not in the best interest of victims, the community and those still healing,” MGM spokeswoman Debra DeShong said in a statement.

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I get that they are getting out ahead of the lawsuits. But I bet that statement will be held against them and come back to bite them. Even if it is true, it wasn't smart to say that.

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. But they have a passel of expensive attorneys with years of experience in such things who think you're wrong

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The high dollar ambulance chasers are on the other side. What will likely end up happening is MGM will settle to make it go away.

I don’t thin that’s unreasonable, necessarily. It’s not MGM’s fault some lunatic decided to go postal. If they could have prevented it I have no doubt they would have.

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I get that and I am not saying I am sold 100% that MGM is completely liable. But the argument can be made that they are liable to a point. If this was just some random building and he got that arsenal to his 2 rooms and had all set up including installing cameras watching the hall, yeah I could find it hard to blame the building owner. But this was in a casino which by their nature are some of the most secure and monitored buildings on the planet.

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It’s secure where the money is. The floor, the vault, etc. The hotel is just that, a hotel. They are not obligated to search every piece of luggage and they shouldn’t be allowed to. Besides, it’s very east to breakdown a weapon and put it in a piece of ordinary luggage. Unless he was toting rifle bags and hard cases with a Magpul logo on it or something, no one would ever know.

Are they at fault? If not, isn't this just protecting themselves from frivolous lawsuits?

I agree the casino is not liable unless a employee of the casino knowingly assisted in some capacity. Outside of making a casino like an airport, there is no way that they could have stopped this.