Legal - VEGAS INC

Lawsuit claims Platters group at the Rio is a counterfeit

A group promoting itself as The Platters in Las Vegas has been hit with a lawsuit charging it’s a counterfeit and is infringing on trademarks held by an original Platters member. The case is the latest in a number of trademark lawsuits over rights to The Platters name.

5 April 2012

By Steve Green

Two more shareholders suing Wynn directors

A second shareholder lawsuit was filed Wednesday against 11 directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd. as the fallout over board member Kazuo Okada continued.

4 April 2012

By Steve Green

Ex-Las Vegas gaming executive sued by bank over short-sale deal

Glenn Schaeffer, a top Nevada casino executive in the mid-2000s, has been sued over allegations he failed to disclose all of his assets in a bank short-sale request.

4 April 2012

By Steve Green

State settles $13.5 million lawsuit with freeway developer

The freeway that runs through part of Carson City started out as a $69 million project but is costing motorists $94.4 million.

3 April 2012

By Cy Ryan

O.J. Simpson attorney accused of misleading, failing to pay Las Vegas co-counsel

Florida-based celebrity attorney Yale Galanter received $500,000 for defending O.J. Simpson in his Las Vegas criminal case, but concealed that payment in order to avoid paying his Las Vegas co-counsel his $250,000 cut, the local attorney claims in a new lawsuit.

3 April 2012

By Steve Green

Woman described as 'naughty girl' on reality TV show files suit

Clark County Jail detainees are subjected to violations of their privacy because of campaign contributions from reality show producers to Sheriff Doug Gillespie, a Las Vegas woman claims in a new lawsuit.

2 April 2012

By Steve Green

Las Vegas auto racer sued by feds in alleged payday loan scam

Las Vegas-based race car driver Scott Tucker and his brother were sued by federal regulators Monday over allegations they had scammed consumers who taken out online payday loans.The Federal Trade Commission filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas against Tucker, his brother Blaine Tucker and several affiliated individuals and companies in Henderson and Las Vegas, as well as in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

2 April 2012

By Steve Green

Seven more Righthaven suits tossed out

Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas suffered yet another setback Friday when a federal judge dismissed seven more of its newspaper copyright infringement lawsuits.

2 April 2012

By Steve Green

Court rules against former Las Vegas TV anchor Manteris in dispute with station

A judge has ordered former Las Vegas television news anchor Sue Manteris to arbitrate her grievances against her former TV station.

2 April 2012

By Steve Green

Defendant's attorneys hit back at Righthaven CEO

Attorneys fighting copyright company Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas on Thursday asked a federal judge to reject claims by its CEO that he's unable to bring the company into compliance with a court order and that he shouldn't be sanctioned.

29 March 2012

By Steve Green

Judge tosses two investors’ suits against MGM Resorts International

A federal judge has dismissed two of the six securities lawsuits filed against MGM Resorts International over the decline of its stock price between 2007 and 2009.

28 March 2012

By Steve Green

Wynn, Okada fallout continues with shareholder lawsuit

Wynn Resorts Ltd. board members, including Steve Wynn and Kazuo Okada, were sued Tuesday by a shareholder who says their conduct has harmed the company.

27 March 2012

By Steve Green

In fighting sanction, Righthaven CEO complains of foes' 'ambush tactics'

The CEO of copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC is complaining that he's the victim of ''unconscionable'' ambush tactics by opposing attorneys in one of several lawsuits filed by the company.

27 March 2012

By Steve Green

City of Henderson reverses course on Roadhouse Casino license

The USA Lounge restaurant features artifacts from the Roadhouse Casino and Lounge, which closed in 2002. Both properties are owned by local developer Robert Mc Mackin.

Station Casinos LLC of Las Vegas has scored a big win in its lawsuit against the City of Henderson over plans for the closed Roadhouse Casino to reopen as a nonrestricted casino.

26 March 2012

By Steve Green

Las Vegas Sands facing new suit over 2008 stock price decline

Las Vegas Sands Corp. may be in sound financial condition today, but some shareholders are still trying to recover losses from a steep decline in the company’s stock price in late 2008.