Recent Win for Nevada Partners Megan Dorsey and Eileen Luttrell
Megan Dorsey and Eileen Luttrell, Nevada Partners, recently obtained a great win for our Client in a case of catastrophic injuries and alleged damages in the millions of dollars. The case involves three plaintiffs, two of whom were shot during an incident at the pool area of a Las Vegas off strip hotel/resort owned by Defendants. One plaintiff was rendered a paraplegic and one plaintiff sustained injuries to the thigh and knee from also being shot. The third plaintiff is a relative who witnessed the shooting and alleges to suffer severe anxiety, trauma and emotional distress. The Defendant Hotel sought judgment against our Client for the hotel/resort’s pro-rata share and contribution for the amount of any judgment entered in favor of injured Plaintiffs against Defendant Hotel. Plaintiffs were employees of our Client, a provider of private security services. Plaintiffs, out of state residents, were in Las Vegas, Nevada working with performers at a daytime entertainment event. The Client rented rooms to provide overnight accommodations for its employees at Defendants’ Hotel.
Plaintiffs’ alleged causes of action against Defendant Hotel for Negligence, Gross Negligence, Negligent Security, Negligent Hiring, Retention, Training, and Supervision, Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress and Vicarious Liability. Defendant Hotel alleged causes of action for Contribution, Apportionment, and Equitable/Implied Indemnity against the Client.
KNCH filed a Motion to Dismiss the Hotel’s Complaint asserting the lack adequate factual allegations to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The mere presence of the Client’s employees as invitees of the hotel does not create a remedy for Hotel. After briefing and a hearing, the judge handed down a decision in favor of the Client and dismissed the Hotel’s Complaint against our client. The Court held that the Client’s employees were customers/guests of the Hotel, thus, there is no legal justification for any equitable indemnity, apportionment or contribution claims by Hotel against the Client.