The FBI and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department have not determined Paddock's motive and are still investigating. The shooting has not been ruled as a terror attack and authorities said Paddock appeared to have no terrorist connections or political motive. The 2002 act broadly defines terrorism as an act that causes mass destruction, injury or other loss. In its lawsuits, MGM cites a federal act from 2002 that says companies are protected from liability if they use "anti-terrorism" services to help prevent and respond to "mass violence." MGM says the security company it hired for the festival, Contemporary Services Corp., was protected from liability and certified by the Department of Homeland Security to handle "acts of mass injury and destruction." The hotel company says this should protect MGM from liability as well. Many of the plaintiffs alleged that the hotel and entertainment company failed to adequately protect them. Since the shooting, more than 2,500 people have sued or threatened to sue MGM and its properties, according to the lawsuits.
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