Overview
- The plaintiff, an unnamed 46‑year‑old commercial pilot, says a swarm of bats invaded his Sheraton Denver Downtown room on Aug. 29–30, 2025 and that one bat bit his foot after hotel staff removed some bats but declined to relocate him.
- The suit alleges the bats entered through a gap under the room’s air‑conditioning unit that staff did not properly repair, and the guest temporarily stuffed the hole with a towel before animal control captured the last bat.
- Animal control reportedly told the pilot to start rabies post‑exposure treatment immediately because local bats had recently tested positive, and the pilot began treatment the same day and later flew home to California.
- The pilot’s lawyer says the final bat tested negative for rabies days later and that the pilot had health insurance that covered the care, but he is suing after months of settlement offers he calls far below billed costs.
- The case, filed in Colorado state court, seeks roughly $102,000 in medical damages plus pain and suffering and could raise scrutiny of hotel maintenance, guest relocation policies, and how costly rabies prophylaxis is handled by insurers and providers.