An Arizona woman who says her husband died last year following a medical emergency at a Las Vegas resort is suing, alleging employees failed to provide adequate assistance.
Elara, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, “and its agents took no immediate lifesaving action,” the wrongful death lawsuit alleges. It also alleges that Elara staff failed to properly direct emergency personnel to the scene and retrieve an automated external defibrillator from behind a podium in the lobby — less than 100 feet away from where David Robertson suffered a medical emergency.
“Mr. Robertson’s death was an avoidable tragedy,” the lawsuit states. “The use of an AED would have significantly increased Mr. Robertson’s chances of survival.”
The lawsuit, filed by Robertson’s wife, Katina, in Clark County District Court on Aug. 7, seeks more than $45,000 in damages, including 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 notify him of their arrival following a trip to the men’s restroom. And then, David Robertson’s eyelids began moving rapidly, and his phone began to fall from his ear, the lawsuit alleges. His wife later tried to comfort her husband and called his brother to let him know that something was wrong with David Robertson, the suit states.
According to the lawsuit, Katina and David Robertson had traveled to Las Vegas for a family trip, and his brother had rented a suite that the couple had planned to stay in.
Eventually, David Robertson’s condition worsened, and it was clear that he was suffering from a medical emergency, so his wife called 911 and yelled for help, the suit says. And then a nearby person — who the suit refers to as an “unidentified man” — appeared and began attempting to perform chest compressions on David Robertson, the suit alleges.
And at the same time, his brother attempted to search the property for an AED, but was unsuccessful, and the device was never used, the lawsuit claims. When Michael Robertson went to the valet area, he found emergency responders standing around without any direction from Elara staff, and he then directed emergency responders to David Robertson, the suit alleges.
David Robertson was later transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he died shortly after 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 comment on pending or ongoing litigation,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.
