A trial date has been set in a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who collapsed and died while playing a slot machine at a Las Vegas Strip casino.
The estate of Billie Sakkab filed the lawsuit against Wynn Las Vegas LLC in December 2023 in Clark County District Court. District Judge Mary Kay Holthus set a civil trial to begin Sept. 8 with a pretrial conference scheduled for Aug. 26.
According to court documents, the trial is expected to last 15-20 days.
An obituary published in February 2022 described Sakkab as a world traveler who had been to 60 countries, had a passion for music and was an artist, designer and master chef.
Sakkab, a regular Wynn customer, was 78 when she attended a 2022 Super Bowl viewing party at the resort.
According to the lawsuit, Sakkab was playing a slot machine in the casino when she collapsed. The lawsuit alleges Wynn employees did not get access to an available portable automated external defibrillator quickly enough to prevent cardiac arrest. Court documents say Sakkab was unconscious and that “several … Wynn employees on the casino floor as well as in the video surveillance room failed to reasonably judge” whether she needed emergency medical attention.
According to the lawsuit, Wynn employees called 911 to request emergency medical care at 5:54 p.m., Clark County Fire Department arrived at 18:00 and a Medic West ambulance arrived at 18.03.
The suit was filed by widow Nabil Sakkab, who is also a special administrator of Billie Sakkab’s estate. Joining him as plaintiffs in the lawsuit are three family survivors: Clark County residents Nabil Sakkab Jr. and Tiffany Pond, who are both special administrators of the estate, and Los Angeles County residents Stephanie Sakkab Colvin.
The seven-count lawsuit accuses Wynn Las Vegas of negligence; negligent hiring, training, retention and supervision; negligent security; wrongful death; and gross negligence.
In a response to the lawsuit published weeks after the initial filing, Wynn denied all allegations of negligence and wrongful death by the family, which seeks special damages in excess of $15,000, unspecified punitive damages, interest and attorney’s fees.
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