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MGM contends that under the law, which Congress passed in 2002, it is immunized from liability because it met two conditions: A security company that was hired for the concert had a certification from the Department of Homeland Security, and the shooting qualified, in the company’s view, as an “act of terrorism.”
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Mr. Doyen wrote that the shooting “appears to have been the first act of mass violence at an event at which a D.H.S.-certified service or technology was employed” — one of the conditions for triggering the liability shield. “No court opinions apply or interpret the statute,” he added.
MGM Resorts Sues 1,000 Victims of Las Vegas Shooting, Seeking to Avoid Liability
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It limits liabilities when a company or group uses services certified by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and mass attacks occur.
According to the law, companies who provide security equipment or services during a terrorist attack can use the government contractor defence.
The company claims it falls under this law because of two reasons: its security vendor for the concert, Contemporary Services Corp, was federally certified at the time of the October 1 shooting and the incident was a mass shooting.
"If defendants were injured by Paddock's assault, as they allege, they were inevitably injured both because Paddock fired from his window and because they remained in the line of fire at the concert," according to the MGM lawsuits.
Here's why the Mandalay Bay hotel is suing victims of the Las Vegas shooting - ABC News
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[...]
Mr. Doyen wrote that the shooting “appears to have been the first act of mass violence at an event at which a D.H.S.-certified service or technology was employed” — one of the conditions for triggering the liability shield. “No court opinions apply or interpret the statute,” he added.
MGM Resorts Sues 1,000 Victims of Las Vegas Shooting, Seeking to Avoid Liability
(BBM)
It limits liabilities when a company or group uses services certified by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and mass attacks occur.
According to the law, companies who provide security equipment or services during a terrorist attack can use the government contractor defence.
The company claims it falls under this law because of two reasons: its security vendor for the concert, Contemporary Services Corp, was federally certified at the time of the October 1 shooting and the incident was a mass shooting.
"If defendants were injured by Paddock's assault, as they allege, they were inevitably injured both because Paddock fired from his window and because they remained in the line of fire at the concert," according to the MGM lawsuits.
Here's why the Mandalay Bay hotel is suing victims of the Las Vegas shooting - ABC News
(BBM)