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Up To $800 Million Settlement For 2017 Las Vegas Shooting Victims
LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 04: Police tape blocks an entrance at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Caisno on October 4, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Added security to some Las Vegas casinos was implemented in response to Sunday night's shooting on October 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Late Sunday night, a lone gunman killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500 after he opened fire on a large crowd at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. The massacre is one of the deadliest mass shooting events in U.S. history. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
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Up To $800 Million Settlement For 2017 Las Vegas Shooting Victims
MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay up to $800 million to victims of the 2017 Las Vegas massacre that left 58 people dead and hundreds more wounded. Lawyers announced the settlement on Thursday.
The settlement potentially covers 4,500 people, more than half from California. Newport Beach law firm Robinson Calcagnie is one of dozens representing those victims, some of whom are relatives of those killed, some are suffering post-traumatic stress, and others were left severely injured.
MGM had been faulted for lapses in security. The company did not admit to any liability as part of the settlement.
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