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My father was a Los Angeles attorney at the time, and he claimed that as news of the fire spread, hundreds of people from LA sped their way to Las Vegas to claim that they were gambling at the time. They supposedly hoped to get in a huge class-action lawsuit that would result. Has anyone heard this?
As a related Urban Legend, I've been told that procedure (at least in LA) after bus accidents is to lock the doors so that passerby can't climb on and cliam to be injured. Supposedly the EMT's that respond to these accidents give cards to identify who was actually on the bus when they arrived, which must be presented as evidence if you sue the MTA.
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Didn't they trap people like that in Boston years ago? The bus company staged an rear end crash with a few selected and willing employees acting as passengers. Several other people jumped on and claimed to be injured, not knowing that there were hidden cameras on board. They caught several cheats.
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I don't know about the MGM fire, but in Philadelphia, the local transit authority (SEPTA) does issue cards to people who are passengers in a vehicle that has been involved in an accident. Not having a card does not keep a person from filing suit, but that person would have to explain why he/she did not get one at the time.
Also, after SEPTA conducted a training exercise (a number of years ago) for evacuating an EL train, there were a number of lawsuits filed for injuries allegedly suffered at the "accident."
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