It is alleged in the legal documents, which the family has also filed against the ambulance company and crew, along with the hotel’s security, that the medics ‘spent no more than two minutes’ with Mr Howell before he signed a medical transport refusal form.
Mrs Howell and her sons, Louis and Jack, have now filed a five-count civil lawsuit in Nevada’s Eighth Judicial District Court, alleging gross negligence and wrongful acts which led to Mr Howell’s death.
William Howell, 37, was found dead in the Aria Casino Hotel in August 2023, almost 14 hours after he was last seen by staff returning to the hotel.
Thefiles also say the ambulance crew ‘did not properly inform’ Mr Howell of the ‘consequences of failing to seek attention’, they failed to ‘properly assess’ his mental capacity, did not ‘perform the proper testing’ and ‘did not follow policies and procedures’.
Mr Howell took an Uber back to the Aria Casino Hotel and fell out of the vehicle upon arrival, according to the Mirror.
