Lawsuit alleges Las Vegas resort failed to provide lifesaving aid

An Arizona woman says her husband died last year after a medical emergency at a Las Vegas resort and has filed a wrongful‑death lawsuit alleging that staff failed to provide lifesaving assistance. The suit names Elara, Hilton Grand Vacations Club and its agents, claiming they took no immediate lifesaving action. It also alleges that Elara employees failed to properly direct emergency personnel to the scene and to retrieve an automated external defibrillator from beneath a podium in the lobby — less than 100 feet from where David Robertson suffered a medical emergency. According to the filing, “Mr. Robertson’s decease was an avoidable tragedy,” the suit states. “The usage of an AED would person importantly accrued Mr. Robertson’s chances of survival.” Filed by Katina Robertson in Clark County District Court on Aug. 7, the lawsuit seeks more than $45,000 in damages for pain and suffering, lost wages, funeral and burial expenses. The suit states that shortly after Katina and David Robertson arrived at the Elara at about 11:35 p.m. on March 13, 2025, David called his brother Michael to tell him of their arrival following a trip to the men’s restroom. His eyelids then began moving rapidly and his phone began to fall from his ear, the suit alleges. Katina later tried to comfort her husband and called his brother to let him know something was wrong with David Robertson, the suit says. According to the lawsuit, the couple had traveled to Las Vegas for a family trip, and Michael had rented a suite they planned to occupy. Eventually David Robertson’s condition worsened, and it was clear he was suffering a medical emergency, so his wife called 911 and yelled for help. A nearby individual described in the suit as an “unidentified man” appeared and began performing chest compressions on David Robertson, the suit alleges. At the same time, Michael Robertson searched the premises for an AED but was unsuccessful; the device was never used, the suit claims. When he went to the valet area he found emergency responders standing around without assistance from Elara staff, and he then directed them to David Robertson, the suit says. David Robertson was subsequently transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he died shortly thereafter at the age of 49, according to the lawsuit. Attempts to reach Robertson’s attorneys for comment were unsuccessful. Hilton Grand Vacations declined to comment on the lawsuit. “Hilton Grand Vacations does not remark connected oregon ongoing litigation,” a institution spokesperson said successful a statement.