Legal

Wynn: Company does not 'entertain' or bribe government officials

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.

Attorneys for Wynn Resorts Ltd. of Las Vegas say dissident board member Kazuo Okada’s latest demand for company documents is a ''fishing expedition'' that should be rejected by a Nevada judge.

Businessman disputes rental home lawsuit claim

San Francisco businessman Luke Brugnara is disputing allegations that he damaged a Las Vegas home he had rented in 2009.

U.S. sues Southern Nevada rancher in grazing dispute

The federal government on Monday filed a trespassing lawsuit against a Southern Nevada rancher who for years has been fighting orders that he remove his cattle from public land.

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas facing wage, overtime lawsuit

The Cosmopolitan.

A fired worker is suing the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, claiming she and other employees weren’t paid for all hours worked and were shorted on overtime.

Rhodes Homes creditors going after founder Jim Rhodes

Creditors in the Rhodes Homes bankruptcy case in Las Vegas are suing company founder Jim Rhodes in hopes of seizing his valuable land holdings near Red Rock and recovering hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

Court rules in lemon car deal

A California man is going to get another chance to prove he was sold a lemon in a used car deal in Las Vegas.

Civil rights lawsuit filed against Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Featured speaker, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, talks to the crowd during a Tea Party Express rally Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, at Stoney's Rockin' Country bar.

Federal authorities sued America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff Thursday, a rare step after months of negotiations failed to yield an agreement to settle allegations that his department racially profiled Latinos in his trademark immigration patrols.

Patent enforcer sues over slot machine feature

Slot machine maker WMS Gaming Inc. and four casino operators were sued Wednesday over allegations certain of their slots infringe on a Virginia company’s patent.

Okada tries again to pry records from Wynn Resorts

In another clash between casino billionaires Kazuo Okada and Steve Wynn, Okada’s attorneys have gone back to Nevada state court in hopes of prying financial information and other records from Wynn.

Former Tea Party of Nevada candidate in bankruptcy

Former U.S. Senate candidate Jon Scott Ashjian, his spouse and one of their companies has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and liquidation.

Las Vegas developer lists over $500 million in debt in bankruptcy filing

Las Vegas developer Bill Plise revealed in Bankruptcy Court on Monday he's in debt to the tune of a staggering $506.5 million, while his assets are valued at just $4,738. Plise filed for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on April 23.

Nevada to get $1.4 million of nationwide drug settlement

Nevada will receive an estimated $1.4 million of a $100 million settlement in which 45 states negotiated with Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal off-label marketing of a drug.

Righthaven copyrights fail to sell at auction

Creditors of Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC are licking their wounds after no one bid for Righthaven copyrights in an eBay auction that ended Saturday.

Las Vegas HOA alleges fraud in fighting law firm’s fees

A Las Vegas homeowners association says it was defrauded by the late construction defect attorney Nancy Quon’s law firm and should not have to pay fees to what’s left of the firm. Quon was found dead in March.

Las Vegas Sands seeks to shut down alleged counterfeit website

Las Vegas Sands Corp. moved Tuesday to shut down what it says is a counterfeit website impersonating Sands’ home page.