Bedbug bite hurts and itches, medical expenses are 15,000 yuan, Michigan woman sues casino hotel_1
Krystal Nailer, a woman from Mississippi, recently shared her distressing experience after staying at a hotel in Las Vegas. She claims to have suffered severe bedbug bites during her visit, leaving her with intense itching, pain, and permanent scarring. This prompted her to file a lawsuit seeking compensation.
Nailer asserts that, due to the hotel’s negligence, she has already incurred over $15,000 in medical expenses and anticipates further costs. She is now pursuing legal action for damages as well as for attorney fees.
On October 8, Nailer’s lawyer filed a lawsuit in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, naming Stratosphere Gaming LLC and Golden Entertainment as defendants.
According to the lawsuit, Nailer checked into the STRAT Hotel on October 16, 2022. Just two days later, she woke up scratching her entire body. Upon inspection, she discovered painful welts on her left leg and hip, along with a bedbug on her bed. Nailer mentioned that she had never encountered bedbugs at home and had never been bitten before staying at the hotel.
After notifying the front desk, a hotel employee came to inspect Nailer’s room and provided her with medication following her report.
The STRAT Hotel has not commented on the ongoing case but provided a statement from the Nevada Resort Association to USA Today, emphasizing their commitment to the health and safety of both guests and staff.
The statement noted, “With approximately 155,000 guest rooms and hosting 41 million visitors annually, only four rooms have been affected in the last five months, during millions of nights, indicating that such incidents are extremely rare and isolated.” It continued to highlight that the low number of incidents demonstrates the proactive health and safety measures, as well as pest control procedures, that Las Vegas resorts implement.
The association further clarified that bedbugs can be transmitted through luggage and clothing. When staff identify that a guest has been affected, they are promptly moved to a new room, while the affected room is closed for pest control treatment.
