In mid-July, MGM Resorts filed pre-emptive federal complaints against more than 1,000 victims of the October 2017 shooting at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, but the company isn’t seeking any damages against these victims. Instead, MGM is looking to consolidate the thousands of lawsuits levied against the company in the wake of the shooting and shift the discussion to federal court.
The filing is what is referred to as a “declaratory release,” and seeks to reclassify the shooting as an act of terrorism under the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002. The SAFETY Act provides federal protection to organizations in situations where acts of terror or mass violence take place. MGM is seeking to prove the act protects it because the company employed a security organization certified by the Department of Homeland Security—in this case, Contemporary Services Corporation.
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