“MGM Resorts hires licensed, reputable construction and inspection companies to perform work that meets or exceeds state and local building codes,” the statement added. MGM also blamed the contractor it had hired to wire the outdoor patio area of the resort - which also included a lit up staircase, in addition to an illuminated fountain - for the horrific incident. In the meantime, we will respond to this lawsuit in the appropriate venue, which is in court.” “We are committed to continue working with the family’s representative to reach a resolution. “The incident at National Harbor was a tragic accident, and we are all heartbroken that Zynae Green and her family continue to suffer,’’ a company rep told the New York Post. It also stated the company had not offered to pay for the child’s treatment – a claim that was denied by MGM. The lawsuit claimed MGM did a shoddy job as they rushed to open the 23-acre resort in 2016, following the legalization of gambling in the state. Although Green was able to breathe on her own, her body movement was limited to following objects around the room with her eyes. The child currently remains in a partially vegetative state, unable to move her body. “From what we know medically, she will never recover,” Benedict Morelli, Green’s family lawyer said. The child went into immediate cardiac arrest and it did not help that the resort did not have a defibrillator on site.Īfter being rushed to a nearby hospital, where she receive treatment for anoxic brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen for two months, she was transferred to a medical facility in Baltimore for advanced treatment. When Rydricka Rosier, Green’s mother and a security guard tried pulling her away from the railing, both of them were electrocuted too.

The amount of electric shock that flowed through her body was 10 times what should have been required to light the handrail.

According to it, Zynae Green received 120 volts of electricity when she touched the railing of a lit-up water fountain at the resort on June 26, around 9 p.m.

A six-year-old girl suffered brain damage after being electrocuted by an illuminated handrail bordering a fountain at MGM National Harbor Hotel in Oxon Hill, Maryland, according to a lawsuit yet to be filed.Ī copy of the suit, to be filed in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was obtained by the New York Post.

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