A press conference will be held at Gipson Hoffman & Pancione located at 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 on Monday, November 20 th at 1:30 p.m. (PST) to discuss the lawsuits.
(Los Angeles, CA) Texas attorneys Mo Aziz of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner and Chad Pinkerton of The Pinkerton Law Firm, PLLC have filed lawsuits against MGM Resorts International, Mandalay Corp., MGM Resorts Festival Grounds LLC, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Live Nation Group d/b/a ONENATIONGROUP LLC, Contemporary Services Corporation, and the Estate of Stephen Paddock in connection with the October 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aziz and Pinkerton represent over 450 victims of the shooting, including two wrongful death claimants.
Aziz and Pinkerton filed four lawsuits, including two wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of Dixie Roybal and Christopher Jaksha. Mrs. Roybal’s husband, Christopher Roybal, and Mr. Jaksha’s wife, Rocio Guillen-Jaksha, were among the 58 victims killed during the mass shooting. The legal team also represents the family of Kristina Staples, a wife and mother who was shot in the head. Mrs. Staples remained in a coma for several weeks following the shooting. The fourth lawsuit was filed on behalf of 450 victims who were injured during the mass shooting. California attorney Allen Michel of Gipson Hoffman & Pancione is also part of the legal team.
Also filed on Monday was a fifth lawsuit on behalf of five victims represented by Aziz and Michelle Tuegel of Hunt & Tuegel, PLLC. One of these victims was 21-year old Paige Gasper who was shot on her right underarm, resulting in a lacerated liver and shattered ribs. The Gasper case has been transferred from Nevada to California by her legal team.
Each lawsuit includes negligence claims against MGM Resorts International, Mandalay Corp., MGM Resorts Festival Grounds LLC, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Live Nation Group d/b/a ONENATIONGROUP LLC, and Contemporary Services Corporation, and intentional tort claims against the Estate of Stephen Paddock.
Copies of the lawsuits will be available at the press conference.
For questions regarding the lawsuit, please contact the individual below:
Madison Kauffman: 713-823-0072 | [email protected]