The estate of an Alabaman man who died of Legionnaires’ Disease is suing two Las Vegas casino-hotels for wrongful death after he allegedly contracted the deadly condition during a 2023 business trip.
Gary Curtis Jones’ estate filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court on Monday against South Point Hotel Casino Las Vegas, The Grandview at Las Vegas, and the pair’s associated parent firms. The plaintiffs are suing on four counts of “wrongful death and survival and gross negligence” and are demanding a trial by jury.
exposed to the deadly bacteria
Jones stayed at the Grandview and South Point in March 2023 for five and two nights, respectively, during which he was allegedly exposed to the deadly bacteria causing Legionnaires’ disease.
Jones traveled to Vegas from Alabama in 2023 for a business trip, and despite having been diagnosed with cancer, the lawsuit stated he “was in good enough health to continue working.” On Jones ’ return to Alabama, the disease hit his nervous system and by April 1 he “could no longer complete full sentences.”
He was admitted to intensive care suffering respiratory failure and severe sepsis caused by Legionnaires’ disease, and died from legionellosis on April 2.
According to the lawsuit, Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) investigated South Point’s water system after the deceased got the disease, finding Legionella. The suit also claims the SNHD probe found South Point “failed to meet the standard of care for Legionella control.”
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the lawsuit also takes South Point and Grandview to task for “a history of uncontrolled water systems and Legionella presence.”
