Wrongful death suit filed in beating at LV timeshare resort

Monday, June 1, 2009 | 3:23 p.m.

Tahiti Village Vacation Club

Relatives of a man fatally beaten during a 2007 robbery at a Las Vegas timeshare resort have filed a wrongful death suit against the resort, alleging the business failed to employ adequate security measures.

The suit was filed last week in Clark County District Court by relatives including Lydia Nieva, the wife of the victim.

The lawsuit said Angel Nieva and his wife were visiting Las Vegas when they were attacked by unknown assailants at the Tahiti Village Vacation Club, 5101 W. Tropicana Ave. The couple was visiting from La Mirada, Calif., the suit said.

Angel Nieva, 62, and Lydia Nieva, 63 at the time, were severely beaten and robbed by multiple young attackers on May 29, 2007, Metro Police said at the time. Angel Nieva, who along with his wife was transported to University Medical Center, died of his injuries.

"There had been other similar assaults in the recent past on the premises of the Tahiti Village Vacation Club and ... defendants knew that the security provided was insufficient to protect against these assaults and they failed to warn decedent and his wife of those assaults and they also failed to rectify or amend their security practices and procedures in light of these previous assaults," the suit charged.

The suit seeks unspecified special and punitive damages. Consolidated Resorts Inc. of Las Vegas, owner of the resort, which it calls Tahiti, does not comment on pending litigation.

Three men have been arrested in the attack, Metro said Monday.

Discussion: 5 comments so far…

By nednougat

6/2/09 at 12:17 p.m.

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I hope they call Tanya Roberts as a witness. After all those obnoxious commercials for years, she's just as responsible for the incidents as the owners. Tahiti Village, your local home in the 'Hood.
By azsk8fan

6/3/09 at 6:01 a.m.

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Inadequate security measures?? What were they expecting - private bodyguards? Ya know what, sht happens - it's sad but it does happen and so once again this lawsuit crazy society wants to point the finger and cry foul. This is disgusting.
By mred

6/3/09 at 6:03 a.m.

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I am glad we have time-shares because they create jobs when they are being built and after they are built. I see a number of Germans, Swiss, Austrians who trade their mountain time-shares for the use of Vegas timeshares...Also Tanya Roberts was Sheena queen of the jungle and saved many animals from pouchers while looking good ..so leave her alone
By sphengolly

6/3/09 at 11:28 a.m.

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First of all Tanya is a paid spokes person & has nothing to do with this, unless she owns part of the company, which I doubt. Second thing is if this was not the first attack on tourist visiting the time share then the company has a obligation to provide adequate security to prevent future incidents which appears they have failed to do. I normally am against law suites but this time I am on the victims side. I do not think that if successful the victim deserves a multimillion dollar settlement, but fair compensation along with a court order for the resort to improve their security measures.
By alienwizard

6/25/09 at 8:53 p.m.

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>>I hope they call Tanya Roberts as a witness. After all those obnoxious commercials for years, she's just as responsible for the incidents as the owners.

Yes, that slutty accent she used is what really nailed it. That is what the low-class suckers that this ad was directed at could not resist.

"High roller treatment, baby?!?"

I hope that these poor saps don't forget about Tanya when they file their pathetic lawsuits. She is laughing all the way to the bank even as they are picking through the few scraps of savings they have left after having "invested" them in Tahiti Village.