NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans man sued the Boomtown Casino Hotel and its vice president/general manager for alleged negligence, according to documents filed earlier this year in Jefferson Parish.
Dominic Varrecchio was a guest of Boomtown in February 2020 when he went to use the toilet in his hotel room. When he rose from the toilet, the seat detached suddenly, causing Varrecchio to slip and hit his head on the sink and shelves, then fall on the floor, the suit says. The plaintiff allegedly suffered injuries to his head, neck, back, knees and left heel.
The plaintiff is suing the casino for four counts of negligence; for not identifying a poorly assembled, poor quality or defective situation in a hotel room; and for failing to warn visitors of a potentially harmful situation. The plaintiff is seeking damages for medical bills, emotional and physical suffering, lost wages and other judgments deemed fit. The amount requested exceeds the arbitration limit of the court.
Varrecchio is an attorney and is representing himself. The defendant removed the case to New Orleans federal court on Feb. 25.