Legal

Court: Vision Airlines crew can seek punitive damages in hazard-pay dispute

A North Las Vegas charter airline must face trial on punitive damage claims that it failed to pay its pilots and crew extra “hazard pay” for flying into Iraq and Afghanistan on government missions during the wars there, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

19 July 2012
By Dave Toplikar

Palms files suit against former host who allegedly stole confidential information

The Palms is suing a former casino host, claiming she misappropriated invaluable data including the names and contact information for hundreds of high-rollers and other gamblers.

19 July 2012
By Steve Green

CityCenter back in court seeking OK to demolish Harmon tower

A view of the Harmon at MGM's CityCenter looking westbound from a helicopter Monday, May 21, 2012.

Four years after Clark County building inspectors issued corrective-action and stop-work orders at the Harmon on the Las Vegas Strip, the hotel’s owner is back in court seeking permission to demolish it. After a four-month recess, testimony resumed Monday in Clark County District Court in a hearing on whether CityCenter can demolish the hotel prior to a trial planned for next year in a lawsuit over Harmon design and construction defects and unpaid Harmon construction invoices.

17 July 2012
By Steve Green

Judge dismisses second-hand smoke lawsuit against Caesars Entertainment

Tom Devenish smokes a cigar while playing the slots at the Eldorado Casino in downtown Henderson on Friday, June 22, 2012.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming the health of casino employees is in jeopardy because of their constant exposure to tobacco smoke.

17 July 2012
By Steve Green

Attorneys: The marriage of Jones Vargas and Fennemore Craig

It wasn’t anything directly related to torts or writs that convinced the law firm of Jones Vargas it was time to form an alliance. It was the writing on the wall.

16 July 2012
By Bruce Spotleson

State to pay $473,000 to veteran who wanted his job back

The state is going to pay a $473,000 settlement to a man who worked for three months as chief deputy state controller, then volunteered for military service for five years but sued when he could not regain his former job.

13 July 2012
By Cy Ryan

Heated Asian baccarat patent dispute boils over into U.S. lawsuit

An already intense Asian patent dispute has heated up with the filing of a U.S. lawsuit against Las Vegas-based casino supplier Shuffle Master Inc.

12 July 2012
By Steve Green

Landowner near McCarran seeks damages for height restriction

An attorney for a landowner next to McCarran International Airport has asked the Nevada Supreme Court for a chance to prove the property was devalued by millions of dollars when height restrictions were imposed.

9 July 2012
By Cy Ryan

How to hire a good attorney for your business

John Aldrich, head of the Aldrich Law Firm, says there is no substitute for getting personal references when choosing a lawyer for your business.

With apologies to Glen Lerner, Ed Bernstein, Adam Kutner and the other attorneys who try to impress with television personas, contracting legal help based on what you see on TV is a bad way of finding someone to represent you and your business when you have a legal dispute.

9 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Casino ATM operators sued amid questions about plaintiffs' motives

Two patrons of the Grand Victoria Riverboat Casino play slots next to one of several ATMs in 1999 in Elgin, Ill.

Even as questions swirl about their validity, more lawsuits were filed Friday over Nevada casino ATMs that may have lacked notices about surcharges.

7 July 2012
By Steve Green

Fight for control of Righthaven escalates

Who really controls Righthaven LLC and is Las Vegas attorney Steven Gibson still its CEO? Those are questions a federal appeals court may soon address after an attorney for the original Righthaven on Thursday questioned assertions that Gibson had been fired as its CEO.

5 July 2012
By Steve Green

Righthaven founder fights to stay on as CEO

Righthaven LLC founder Steven Gibson insisted Monday he remains in charge of the Las Vegas company and asked a judge to block efforts to fire him as CEO.

2 July 2012
By Steve Green

Supreme Court to decide key bankruptcy provisions

Businesses and organizations that have gone through Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Nevada have experienced everything from non-eventful reorganizations to bitter legal fights with disgruntled creditors. Looking ahead, Nevada’s bankruptcy landscape could change dramatically depending on what the Nevada Supreme Court does with AB 273.

2 July 2012
By Steve Green

Okada to be deposed

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn, right, talks with Kazuo Okada during a Gaming Commission hearing Thursday, June 17, 2004, in Carson City, where Okada received approval for a license for his Japanese Aruze Corporation to manufacture and sell slot machines in Nevada.

All of the Wynn Resorts Ltd. board members can be questioned by attorneys in the legal battle pitting Kazuo Okada against the rest of the board, a judge ruled Thursday.

29 June 2012
By Steve Green

New policy leads to confusion, concerns of legal fraud

State Sen. Ruben Kihuen hugs Astrid Silva while they gather to listen to President Obama's announcement of new immigration reforms Friday, June 15, 2012, at the offices of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada.

When President Barack Obama announced his new policy of deferred action for a select group of young immigrants who entered the country illegally, the move was met in Southern Nevada with an outburst of elation and excitement from those who qualify.

29 June 2012
By Tovin Lapan
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