Husband Sues Las Vegas Restaurant for Failing to Save Actor's Life

In September 2025, more than a year after actor Mike Heslin's death at age 30, his husband Scotty Dynamo filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Aria Resort and Casino, which owns the Javier's Las Vegas restaurant. The lawsuit alleges that on June 25, 2024, when Heslin suffered a medical emergency at the restaurant, the staff failed to provide lifesaving intervention, contributing to his preventable death.

According to the complaint, Heslin's friends immediately called for help and moved the table to lay him on the floor, but the Aria and Javier's employees "stood by, took no immediate lifesaving action, and failed to initiate or support efforts that could have saved Michael's life." The lawsuit claims the staff did not perform CPR or retrieve an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Dynamo, the special administrator of Heslin's estate, is seeking damages for wrongful death, loss of consortium, negligence, and other charges. He stated that Heslin's death was an "avoidable tragedy" and that the pain felt by his husband and friends could have been prevented if the defendants had maintained an AED and trained staff to provide lifesaving assistance.