Yet Las Vegas police have yet to determine a motive for the attack that killed 58 and wounded hundreds of others, nor have they ruled it an act of terrorism, raising questions about MGM’s legal action.ĭHS officials didn’t immediately respond to a request from the PBS NewsHour about MGM’s lawsuit. MGM’s lawsuit, which sparked outrage on social media, said these claims “must be dismissed” because the security services it procured for the Route 91 Harvest country music festival were provided by Contemporary Services Corporation, who has been certified by the Department of Homeland Security “for protecting against and responding to acts of mass injury and destruction.” Those who use these approved services, MGM argued, are granted certain protections from liability under the 2002 Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act.
The victims are looking to hold MGM responsible for the “deaths, injuries, and emotional distress resulting” from the attack. More than 2,500 people have filed or threatened lawsuits against MGM, the parent company of the Mandalay Bay, a Las Vegas hotel and casino where a gunman rented a room and opened fire onto a country music festival in October. MGM Resorts International filed a lawsuit on July 13 saying the company has “no liability of any kind” to the victims of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas.