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A man’s estate filed suit against a Laughlin casino after a freak elevator accident claimed the man’s life, initially paralyzing him. The estate filed the $2.5 million lawsuit in response to 78-year-old Theodore Webber dying on Nov. 3, 2025, at the Aquarius Casino.
Webber, who was from Arizona, stepped out of the hotel elevator on Oct. 13. He fell as a result of “hazardous and dangerous conditions.” The fall paralyzed Webber, and he died less than a month later. The exact circumstances of the fall are unknown, and no video footage has been released to Webber’s estate.
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Golden Entertainment Tight-Lipped About the Incident
The lawsuit targets Golden Entertainment. It states that Webber’s wife and family are still seeking answers as to how the incident occurred. According to the lawsuit, Golden Entertainment has not been forthcoming at all in terms of details surrounding the incident, apparently ignoring requests for incident reports and surveillance footage of the fall.
Webber’s estate claims that they filed the lawsuit only because of lack of cooperation from the company and how evasive they have been in providing answers.
The lawsuit is for wrongful death, negligent hiring, training, supervision and retention. The claim is that the accident could have been prevented with better staff training and better attention to the elevator that caused the incident.
The defendants have yet to respond in court yet as the lawsuit is pending in Clark County District Court.
Other Casinos Sued For Patron Deaths
Aquarius Casino is not the first casino in Nevada to be sued for the death of a patron. Earlier this year, several Vegas area casinos were sued for the deaths of hotel guests after they contracted Legionnaires’ Disease.
Those lawsuits claimed that the hotels were negligent in cleaning old cooling systems, allowing the disease to spread through the air and infect guests.
