MGM Resorts suing victims in deadly shooting

(CNN) — Survivors of the worst mass shooting in modern US history are being sued by MGM Resorts in Las Vegas.

The company filed two lawsuits in federal court asking a judge to declare it has “no liability of any kind” for the massacre last year.

MGM wants protection against more than 2,500 people who are suing or threatening to sue the company.

In October, a gunman opened fire on concert-goers from a suite in the Mandalay Bay resort.

58 people were killed.

MGM Resorts International is the parent company of the corporation that owns the Mandalay Bay and the Las Vegas village where the music festival was held.

The company called the shooting quote “the despicable act of one evil individual.”

One attorney representing several victims from Texas had this to say.

Craig Eiland, Attorney: “MGM is trying to beat these people to the courthouse and declare that they have no rights.”

MGM hired a security vendor for the event — which the company claims protects it from legal responsibility under the safety act.

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