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Elaine Wynn sues for right to sell shares in casino company

Elaine Wynn, shown here at a charity fundraiser in 2010, is taking legal action in an effort to invalidate a stockholders’ agreement that restricts her from selling more than $1 billion of shares in Wynn Resorts Ltd.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member Elaine Wynn took legal action Tuesday in hopes of invalidating a stockholders’ agreement that restricts her ability to sell her shares — valued at more than $1 billion — in the casino resort company.

19 June 2012
By Steve Green

Wynn seeks to depose Okada in Las Vegas

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.

Casino resort owner Wynn Resorts Ltd. asked a state court judge Monday to require that dissident board member Kazuo Okada appear for a deposition in Las Vegas so he can be questioned by Wynn attorneys.

19 June 2012
By Steve Green

Las Vegas employee denied jobless benefits for sleeping on the job

A manager of the Las Vegas Athletic Club, fired when caught sleeping on the job, cannot collect unemployment benefits, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.

18 June 2012
By Cy Ryan

4 more HOAs sued over collection costs deemed improper

Four more Southern Nevada homeowner associations have been sued over allegations they’ve been requiring purchasers of foreclosed homes to pay off inflated liens.

16 June 2012
By Steve Green

In ongoing dispute, Wynn hits back against Okada

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.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. hit back Friday against board member Kazuo Okada in their legal dispute, calling Okada’s latest charges recycled and baseless. Las Vegas-based Wynn, a casino-resort operator, and Okada have been fighting over charges and countercharges of wrongdoing.

15 June 2012
By Steve Green

Okada asks court to restore his Wynn shares

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.

The 6-month-old legal dispute between Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member Kazuo Okada and the rest of the Wynn board is heating up, with Okada asking a court Thursday to restore him as the largest Wynn shareholder.

15 June 2012
By Steve Green

U.S. judge refuses to stop Chinese lawsuit against Las Vegas Sands

A United States judge on Thursday rejected a request that he block a Chinese company from suing Las Vegas Sands Corp. in China.

15 June 2012
By Steve Green

Righthaven ordered to pay attorney's fees in another case

Righthaven LLC, the Las Vegas copyright infringement lawsuit filer, was ordered Thursday to pay $131,457 in attorney's fees to a defendant that prevailed against Righthaven in court.

14 June 2012
By Steve Green

Court overturns $3.5 million slip-and-fall judgment

The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned a $3.5 million judgment awarded a woman who suffered back injuries when she slipped and fell in a Las Vegas restaurant.

14 June 2012
By Cy Ryan

Baseball’s Jason Giambi, co-investors sue Las Vegas casino over club and restaurant deals

Jason Giambi at the Juliette Lewis performance at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.

Colorado Rockies baseball player Jason Giambi and others say they struck out with $6.6 million in investments in clubs and restaurants at a Las Vegas casino, and they’re suing to recover profits they claim to be entitled to.

14 June 2012
By Steve Green

Horses to remain at Wayne Newton’s estate, judge rules

Horses graze on property owned by entertainer Wayne Newton in Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

Wayne Newton’s herd of 51 Arabian horses will get to stay on the Casa de Shenandoah property, a Clark County District Court judge ruled today. “It’s truly one of the finest herds in the world,” the longtime Las Vegas entertainer said outside the courtroom after a hearing this morning. “It took 50 years to create this herd. People come from all over the world to see them and buy them. We’re very proud of them.”

14 June 2012
By Dave Toplikar

Vermillion sues charity she founded, alleging defamation

Clark County Commission District A candidate Steve Sisolak talks with supporters with his then-girlfriend Kathleen Vermillion during a political mixer at the Pizza Caffe in Henderson Tuesday, October 14, 2008.

Former Henderson City Councilwoman Kathleen Vermillion is suing the charity she founded, claiming defamation. Vermillion says in the suit she was defamed when negative information about her was discussed internally at the youth charity.

13 June 2012
By Steve Green

Former Las Vegas Mob Experience exec files $20.7 million bankruptcy

Jay Bloom, Tropicana owner Alex Yemenidjian and Louis Ventre at the Las Vegas Mob Experience VIP grand opening at the Tropicana on March 29, 2011.

A second former executive at the old Las Vegas Mob Experience attraction has filed for bankruptcy protection. Louis Ventre listed $20.7 million in liabilities against $48,778 in assets in Tuesday’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing in Las Vegas.

13 June 2012
By Steve Green

Federal court rejects appeal of Henderson doctor linked to deaths

Dr. Kevin Buckwalter was recorded during a sworn deposition.

A federal appeals court denied a petition from Dr. Kevin Buckwalter of Henderson who sued the Nevada Medical Examiners Board for suspending his license to prescribe drugs after he was linked to deaths of patients.

8 June 2012
By Cy Ryan

Erik Scott's family files lawsuit against Costco in shooting death

Friends and supporters mark the one-year anniversary of Erik Scott's death outside the Summerlin Costco, where he was fatally shot by Metro Police officers.

The family of Erik Scott, who was shot and killed by three Metro Police officers in 2010 at a Summerlin Costco store, have decided to return to state court after dropping a federal lawsuit earlier this year.

8 June 2012
By Dave Toplikar
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