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St. Clair County residents Courtney and Stephen Gully filed suit last month in Clark County, Nevada, against MGM Hotels and the Luxor Hotel and Casino and are seeking damages in excess of $15,000.

The Gullys stayed at the Luxor from June 7-10 and discovered painful, itchy and swollen bedbug bites on their bodies after the first night.

Courtney Gully, 35, had a reaction to the bedbugs and “felt like her throat was closing,� according to the suit. She was transported to a local hospital. Due to the bedbugs, she had to be examined in the hospital parking lot.

The couple were allowed to switch rooms and offered a refund on the resort fee but no further compensation, according to the suit. The current Luxor resort fee is $45 per night.

The Gullys “observed grossly inadequate conditions� that “created breeding grounds for bedbugs to mature and multiply,� the suit reads.

The suit alleges the infestation was ignored for an unreasonable amount of time, allowing it to become immune to acute treatments. The suit goes on to say that the hotel “continued to be a thriving environment for bedbugs long after� the couple checked out.

The Gullys were forced to throw away “essentially all� of their personal belongings to prevent any spread to their St. Clair County home, the suit says.

Due to the severity of her injuries, Courtney Gully required additional medical care after returning home to the Metro East.

The suit seeks damages for past and future pain and suffering, mental distress, anguish, fear as well as punitive damages in an amount to be determined at a jury trial.

A woman from Washington who stayed at the Luxor the following month is also suing over the bedbug infestation, the .

The newspaper also reported on another suit over bedbugs at the Treasure Island hotel.

The Gullys’ attorney did not provide comment in time for publication.