A wrongful-death lawsuit was filed against a Strip real estate and convention center for failing to provide life-saving aid.
The estate of Missouri resident Michael Shanon Jamieson is suing The Venetian and Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, after it failed to intervene after he suffered a heart attack.
The complaint and demand for a jury trial were filed Monday in Clark County District Court. Estate sues for wrongful death; negligence; negligent hiring, retention, training and supervision; gross negligence; “respondeat superior”, a form of vicarious liability; and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
SEMA and Venetian did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Jamieson was attending the SEMA convention at The Venetian on Nov. 7 when he suffered a heart attack that evening, the lawsuit said.
“At least one and up to three other guests” identified themselves as caregivers, according to the complaint. However, SEMA and Venetian personnel “physically prevented” them from providing any assistance or first aid “that would have saved (Jamieson’s) life.”
Jamieson was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center “where he remained unconscious and in critical condition with no brain activity.” He died on November 27.
The lawsuit alleges that SEMA and Venetian personnel were not trained to handle such an incident and failed to take reasonable steps to assist Jamieson in distress.
“Had the defendants failed to provide a reasonably safe environment with proper policies and procedures, proper equipment and appropriate training for employees to deal with a foreseeable incident, or had the defendants allowed trained medical personnel to intervene, Michael would be alive,” the lawsuit said.
His estate is seeking general and special damages in excess of $15,000; punitive damages; attorneys’ fees and costs; interest according to statutory interest; and other relief from the court.
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