Here’s Why MGM Just Filed a Lawsuit Against the Las Vegas Shooting Victims

MGM International Resorts, the owners of Mandalay Bay and the Route 91 Harvest Festival venue, have filed a lawsuit against more than 1,000 victims of the Las Vegas shooting. The goal of their lawsuit is to avoid liability, the Las Vegas-Review Journal reported.

According to the lawsuit, MGM’s security company, Contemporary Services Corp., was certified by the Department of Homeland Security for “protecting against and responding to acts of mass injury and destruction.”

A 2002 federal act, known as the SAFETY Act, extends liability protection to companies who use “anti-terrorism” technology and services that “prevent and respond to mass violence.” Contemporary Services Corps. utilized those technologies, which allowed them to be certified by DHS. Having that certification removes security companies from being held liable should an incident like the Las Vegas shooting occur.

MGM argues that the liability protections extend to their company because they were the ones who hired Contemporary Services Corp. They cite the SAFETY Act as their cause for being protected from liability.

The purpose of the lawsuit is for a judge to decide if MGM falls under the SAFETY Act. If the judge rules in the company’s favor, future civil lawsuits against MGM would not be viable. (Read more from “Here’s Why MGM Just Filed a Lawsuit Against the Las Vegas Shooting Victims” HERE)

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