Gambler Sues Casino For $300,000 After Roulette Ball Hit Him In The FaceMan Says Casino Should Pay For His 'Quality Of Life' Being 'Diminished' |
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A Washington, D.C. resident is suing Maryland Live! Casino for injuries he claims were sustained after a roulette ball became airborne and hit him above the eye in December 2013.
The original complaint was filed in November, but this week a second amended complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The casino was unsuccessful earlier this year in trying to get the lawsuit dismissed.
The gambler, Leander Stocks, claims that while he was gambling an “employee operating the device negligently caused the wheel’s hard ball to become airborne and strike [him] just above the left eye at high velocity,” causing a contusion.
From there, Stocks claims that he suffered further injury thanks to the property’s negligence. Stocks alleges that a casino security guard took him to a private room for assistance and administered a unknown substance to his eye, even though the roulette ball hit him above the eye. Stocks claims that the substance caused him further discomfort and harm.
“Plaintiff’s reaction to this unwanted touching and unauthorized medical procedure was immediate blurred vision, increased pain and discomfort in the affected area, overwhelming disorientation and pronounced loss of physical coordination,” the lawsuit reads.
Then, Stocks alleges, he lost balance and hit his head on a door and got a concussion.
He claims that he has “continued to suffer bouts of blurred vision, occasional loss of coordination and regular episodes of post-traumatic headaches to the present, this despite repeated medical evaluations and treatment.” He claims that his “quality of life” has been “diminished.”
Stocks wants $300,000, plus interest—and the casino to cover his court costs.
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