A Las Vegas Valley woman is suing the operators of a Henderson casino resort, claiming she was injured by an automatic security gate in a parking garage because the property did not provide a safe walkway.
Elizabeth Browner filed a negligence complaint against Green Valley Ranch in the Eighth Judicial District of Nevada. The Clark County resident claims she was hit by an automated security gate while navigating through the casino’s Paseo Verde parking structure, causing injuries to her face and head.
Browner is seeking financial compensation for personal injuries.
Green Valley Ranch is one of several properties in the Las Vegas Valley operated by Station Casinos, a subsidiary of Red Rock Resorts.
A spokesperson for Red Rock Resorts cited a company policy against commenting on pending litigation.
“It is important to note that the safety of our team members and guests at Green Valley Ranch is a top priority,” the company said in a statement to the Review-Journal. “Green Valley Ranch is very proud of its safety record.”
According to the complaint, Browner visited Green Valley Ranch on Jan. 12, 2023 around noon to play bingo. She parked her car in the VIP parking lot in the Paseo Verde parking garage.
As she left the casino several hours later, Browner noticed that there was no marked walkway or identified pedestrian path from the casino door to the VIP parking lot. As a result, the suit says, she had to either walk in an area where cars travel through the garage or near the gate arms.
As she approached one of the two automated arm gates, it swung down unexpectedly and struck Browner in the left eye, knocking her to the ground. She says she was hit in the face and suffered “significant injuries” while experiencing “immediate and severe pain”.
The court documents say Browner suffered an “open laceration to the bridge of her nose, a corneal injury to her left eye, a head injury, blurred vision and severe pain, among many other injuries.”
Unable to stand “due to the pain and shock of the incident,” a Green Valley Ranch employee helped Browner and called an ambulance. She was taken to a nearby hospital.
The complaint goes on to say Browner’s injuries confined her to her home for two weeks, during which time she had difficulty sleeping. The injuries required Browner to “undergo follow-up medical care, pain management (and) physical therapy,” the suit alleges.
According to the lawsuit, Green Valley Ranch created a dangerous condition in the parking structure because the property did not provide a safe path for pedestrians. The complaint also alleges that the gate arm had a history of malfunctioning “both before and after the incident in question.”
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