Another Lawsuit Filed Over Colorado Theater Shooting

A law firm that helped reach an $816 million settlement for first-responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has filed a lawsuit on behalf of several victims of the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting.

The Denver Post reported the lawsuit filed in Arapahoe County District Court alleges gross negligence and contends Plano, Texas-based Cinemark and Town Center at Aurora failed to protect customers.

Lawsuits filed against Cinemark in federal court also cite a lapse in security.

Cinemark has said it couldn’t have foreseen the attack.

Simon Property Group said Tuesday the shooting didn’t happen within its Town Center at Aurora mall, and its company has no involvement with the theater’s operation.

Twenty-four-year-old James Holmes is charged in the July 20 shooting that killed 12 and wounded 58.

Latest Comments

• November 1, 2012 at 7:55 pm

  Jeremia says:

  Yes, you should have at least greneal liability insurance. Contact your current insurance agent and ask them if they can offer you a policy. Be sure to let them know you have ... read more
• October 19, 2012 at 10:56 am

  mark wilson says:

  Why dont they sue the guy who killed their family members?? Oh thats right, they would not get monet that way. What was I thinking? So now business must alarm all their exit d... read more
• October 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm

  Baxtor says:

  The theater should countersue. If it wasn't for those certain people being in the theater, the shooter may have not entered the theater, thus shooting up the theater's propert... read more