Legal

Highway Patrol sergeant caught 'sexting' now battles for his job

Unlike Rep. Anthony Weiner, a Nevada Highway Patrol sergeant in Las Vegas didn’t get a second chance after he was caught “sexting” on the job.

15 June 2011
By Steve Green

Commentary: Righthaven may have drawn wrong judge to tangle with

A few months ago we suggested that Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC would be receiving some payback from Roger Hunt, the chief United States District Court judge in Nevada. That payback came Tuesday, and it was more brutal than what some Righthaven observers had expected.

15 June 2011
By Steve Green

Judge rules Righthaven lacks standing to sue, threatens sanctions over misrepresentations

A federal judge in Las Vegas today issued a potentially devastating ruling against copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC, finding it doesn't have standing to sue over Las Vegas Review-Journal stories, that it has misled the court and threatening to impose sanctions against Righthaven.

14 June 2011
By Steve Green

Roundup: Las Vegas Chinese media companies in copyright litigation

A Chinese-language news service in Las Vegas has hit a competitor with a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement.

14 June 2011
By Steve Green

Montana appeals Nevada judge's ruling in developer's bankruptcy case

The Montana Department of Revenue is appealing a Nevada judge’s dismissal of its involuntary bankruptcy petition against Seattle-area developer Tim Blixseth.

14 June 2011
By Steve Green

Appeals court ruling a partial victory for professional poker player

A professional poker player won a partial victory from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week in a case that could provide another blow to the battered online poker industry.

13 June 2011
By Steve Kanigher

Class-action suit filed over HOA debt-collection practices

Legal headaches seem to be intensifying for Nevada homeowner associations and their collection agencies, with the filing Monday of another class-action lawsuit over HOA debt-collection practices.

13 June 2011
By Steve Green

Tea Party group sues Righthaven, Denver Post over copyright litigation campaign

The Denver Post has been sued for the first time by one of the Righthaven copyright lawsuit defendants. Las Vegas-based Righthaven has filed 274 copyright infringement lawsuits since March 2010.

13 June 2011
By Steve Green

Righthaven pressing for right to seize defendants' websites, computers

Newspaper copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC continues to argue it can seize the websites and computers of copyright infringers – a claim widely criticized as a bullying tactic aimed at coercing lawsuit defendants into settlements.

11 June 2011
By Steve Green

Security officers, driver for LV Sands CEO file lawsuits alleging violations of overtime law

Nine executive security officers and a driver for Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson filed lawsuits Friday claiming violations of overtime law and other laws.

11 June 2011
By Steve Green

Fontainebleau bankruptcy trustee seeks to recover millions

The hulking shell of Fontainebleau sits dark on the Strip. Construction was halted on the resort in summer 2009 after lenders pulled $800 million in financing.

The bankruptcy trustee for the stalled $2.9 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino-resort on Wednesday sued its developer, Miami executive Jeff Soffer, claiming he and others are responsible for the failure of the project and losses sustained by creditors.

8 June 2011
By Steve Green

Dotty’s charges Clark County leaked trade secrets

Dotty's near Eastern and Serene in Henderson is shown Thursday, March 24, 2011.

The Dotty’s gaming chain has beefed up its lawsuit against Clark County, now charging that Dotty’s confidential financial information has been leaked to competitors and the press.

7 June 2011
By Steve Green

Clark County DA's office sues New Jersey company over 'failed' technology

Clark County District Attorney David Roger’s office is suing a New Jersey company, claiming it provided a $775,000 technology system for the office that doesn’t work.

7 June 2011
By Steve Green

4 Las Vegas sports apparel execs seek bankruptcy after troubles with business deal

Four former Las Vegas-area sports apparel manufacturing executives have filed for bankruptcy after the sale of their business resulted in acrimonious litigation with the buyer.

7 June 2011
By Steve Green

Nevada lawsuit alleges monopoly practices by contact lens firm

1-800 Contacts Inc., which says it’s the world’s largest contact lens retailer, was accused of antitrust violations in a Las Vegas lawsuit Monday.

7 June 2011
By Steve Green
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