Jury Awards $15M to Slip and Fall Victim at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

• A California woman slipped and fell on wet broken glass at a popular Cosmopolitan bar in 2021
• She sued two years later and, this week, was awarded $15 million for her pain, suffering and medical bills
• The nature of her injuries was not revealed in her lawsuit

A civil jury signed off this week on awarding $15 million to Deborah Fenton, a guest at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas who slipped and fell on wet glass at the property’s Chandelier bar in 2021.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which broke the story, the judgement against the Cosmopolitan and its owner, MGM Resorts, includes $12.3 million for future pain and suffering, $1.4 million for “past physical pain, mental pain, suffering anguish, disability and lost enjoyment of life,” $976,614 for future medical expenses and $261,751 for previous medical expenses.

Fenton, a real estate agent who lives in Bakersfield, Calif., filed the single-count negligence lawsuit on April 20, 2023. Though it did not specify what injuries she suffered, her attorneys, the Ace Law Group. told the R-J in a statement that the verdict “reflects the seriousness of what our client endured.”

“We’re proud to have delivered justice for Ms. Fenton and grateful for the jury for their thoughtful and decisive verdict,” the statement read.

Inherited Liability

MGM Resorts did not own the Cosmopolitan when Fenton slipped and fell. The company acquired it, for just short of $1.7 billion from the Blackstone Group, in 2022. Deutsche Bank had taken ownership in 2008 after the original developers, 3700 Associates (a joint venture led by Ian Bruce Eichner), defaulted on a loan during the financial crisis.

It is not clear whether MGM intends to appeal. As a matter of policy, it does not comment on lawsuits brought against it.

Casino.org left a voicemail for Fenton that was not returned.