Legal

Court sides with fired pilot who claimed state plane was operated unsafely

The state Department of Transportation looked into complaints by a former state pilot of safety lapses involving Nevada's Cessna Citation, shown in 2006.

The attorney for Jim Richardson, of Carson City, says he expects Richardson to be reinstated as a pilot and receive 3 ½ years back pay, almost $250,000. Meanwhile, advocates for a state employees union say the case illustrates why they need collective bargaining rights.

16 November 2011
By David McGrath Schwartz

Las Vegas Sands' Adelson polite and firm in latest deposition

A newly released video of a deposition of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson shows him politely and firmly refusing to answer some questions posed to him by a legal foe.

16 November 2011
By Steve Green

Dos Caminos Mexican restaurant closes at the Palazzo

A view of the Dos Caminos Mexican restaurant in the Palazzo Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

Dos Caminos, the Palazzo’s high-end Mexican restaurant, abruptly closed its doors Monday. The eatery, which opened in February 2008, has no plans to reopen at the resort.

15 November 2011
By Delen Goldberg

FTC wins $29.8 million judgment in lawsuit alleging deceptive online offers

The Federal Trade Commission has won a $29.8 million judgment in a lawsuit charging several Nevada companies and individuals deceived consumers nationwide with bogus online offers for dietary supplements and assistance in obtaining credit and government grants.

15 November 2011
By Steve Green

Lawyers to challenge competency finding for doctor in hepatitis scare

Richard Wright, center, attorney for Dr. Dipak Desai, speaks to District Court Judge Kathleen Delaney at the Regional Justice Center Tuesday, November 15, 2011. At left is attorney Margaret Stanish. Michael Staudaher, chief deputy district attorney is at right. Judge Delaney set a Jan. 27 hearing date for the defense to challenge a competency finding.

A hearing has been set for January for defense attorneys for Dipak Desai, the Las Vegas doctor at the center of the hepatitis scare in 2007 and 2008, to challenge state medical experts’ findings that Desai is competent to stand trial.

15 November 2011
By Conor Shine

Las Vegas firm sues casino in trademark dispute

A trademark dispute has erupted between a sizeable Indian casino in Minnesota and a Las Vegas-based casino supplier.

15 November 2011
By Steve Green

Las Vegas tour seller denies stealing competitor's trade secrets

A seller of sightseeing tours on the Las Vegas Strip is denying lawsuit allegations that it wrongly hired a competitor’s former workers and stole its trade secrets. One Stop Ticket and Tour Shop Inc. filed suit last month in Clark County District Court against Adventures International LLC.

15 November 2011
By Steve Green

Attorneys seek to auction Righthaven copyrights

Attorneys fighting Las Vegas copyright company Righthaven LLC asked for a court order Monday to have Righthaven’s assets auctioned off — notably including the very copyrights Righthaven sues over.

14 November 2011
By Steve Green

Attorney complains about anti-Righthaven campaign

A Las Vegas lawyer for copyright company Righthaven LLC complained Friday that opposing attorneys are engaged in “scorched-earth, anti-Righthaven litigation tactics.”

11 November 2011
By Steve Green

Supreme Court says clock has run out on medical malpractice case

The Nevada Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its dismissal of a medical malpractice suit against the Las Vegas Pain Institute and Dr. Godwin Maduka.

11 November 2011
By Cy Ryan

Marshals execute against Righthaven bank account

The U.S. Marshals Service has made some progress in seizing the assets of copyright company Righthaven LLC, disclosing Thursday it has served a writ of execution on a Las Vegas bank branch.

10 November 2011
By Steve Green

Gaming lawyer doubtful of legal online poker anytime soon

A prominent gaming attorney said he doesn’t expect an online poker bill to be passed anytime soon, even though the demand is present, states are clamoring for tax revenue and sufficient technological safeguards would be in place to prevent underage players from gambling.

10 November 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

State Supreme Court suspends the licenses of 42 attorneys

As it does every year, the Nevada Supreme Court has clamped down on attorneys who didn't fulfill their continuing legal education requirements.

10 November 2011
By Cy Ryan

RTC, First Transit reach agreement on bus contract

In a surprise vote Thursday morning, the Regional Transportation Commission approved a settlement with First Transit to end a months-long deadlock on the operation of the public bus system.

10 November 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Las Vegas Switch data center in trademark dispute

Switch, a high-tech company that started in Las Vegas, houses digital data for a number of Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. government in its expansive facilities.

Switch Communications Group LLC, operator of a big data center in Las Vegas, sued a Canadian man on Wednesday in what it calls a trademark dispute.

9 November 2011
By Steve Green
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