The largest mass shooting in United States' history occurred last year in Las Vegas when Stephen Paddock opened fire on thousands of festival goers from his Mandalay Bay hotel room. Now the hotel (via its parent company MGM Resorts) is suing the victims of the massacre claiming they had no liability for the shooting.

MGM Resorts took the lawsuits to federal court ordering that the over 1,000 liability cases against them be dismissed. Las Vegas attorney Robert Eglet said the hotel believes that it may have better luck at the federal level than at the state. Eglet characterized the move as "judge shopping" and "quite frankly verges on unethical." He went on to say, “I’ve never seen a more outrageous thing, where they sue the victims in an effort to find a judge they like,”

MGM issued a statement on Monday claiming:

“The Federal Court is an appropriate venue for these cases and provides those affected with the opportunity for a timely resolution. Years of drawn out litigation and hearings are not in the best interest of victims, the community and those still healing.”

Source: nypost.com