A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against a Laughlin hotel-casino after a man fell on the property, became paralyzed and allegedly died from his injuries.
The estate of Theodore Webber filed a lawsuit against Aquarius Casino Resort and an unspecified elevator company after a fall on the property led to his paralysis and subsequent death, according to the lawsuit filed in the Clark County District Court on April 8.
The estate is suing for negligent hiring, training, supervision and retention; res ipsa loquitur, which allows plaintiffs to use circumstantial evidence as their burden of proof; and wrongful death.
Golden Entertainment declined to comment on pending litigation.
Lawsuit details
Webber was a Maricopa County, Arizona resident who visited the Aquarius Casino Resort on Oct. 13. While exiting the elevator, Webber “fell as a result of a hazardous and dangerous condition on the subject premises and/or subject elevator,” stated the lawsuit.
As a result of the fall, Webber was rendered a quadriplegic and died on Nov. 3 as a result of the injuries, according to the lawsuit.
According to an attorney for the estate of Webber, they do not know how Webber fell on the property. The estate requested incident reports and video of the fall and Golden Entertainment has been “uncooperative,” which led to them filing a lawsuit.
Daniel S. Simon of Simon Law said Webber’s wife Mary Miller does not know what caused the fall and wants to know what happened to her husband that led to his paralysis and subsequent death.
The estate is asking for past medical, funeral and incidental expenses in an amount in excess of $2.5 million; general, punitive and compensatory damages in excess of $15,000; past pain, suffering, disfigurement, mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life in excess of $15,000; past and future grief, sorrow, loss of probable support in excess of $15,000 for all members of the estate; cost of suit; and such other relief the court deems just and proper.
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