Las Vegas shooting: why hotel is suing 1,000 victims

Lawyers for survivors of the massacre say decision to file claims is ‘utterly reprehensible’

Las Vegas Shooting
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The owner of the Las Vegas hotel where a gunman shot dozens of concertgoers has provoked outrage by filing a lawsuit against the victims of the massacre.

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