Legal

Contractors ask court to rule on union labor for county jail project

The Nevada Supreme Court has been asked to decide if Clark County can require union participation in contracts for $106 million in renovations planned for the county jail in downtown Las Vegas.

6 June 2011
By Steve Green

Las Vegas attorney in HOA, drug probe sues insurer

Las Vegas construction defect attorney Nancy Quon is suing an insurance company in hopes of blocking the insurer from participating in a criminal investigation of Quon.

5 June 2011
By Steve Green

Lawsuit alleges teen died after church ritual

A 16-year-old girl died after a ritual at a Las Vegas church in which she was given a poisonous substance prior to fasting, a lawsuit alleges. The Church of Divine Appointment, also known as The Moment of Truth Ministries Inc., and two officials there were sued this week.

3 June 2011
By Steve Green

Judges still weighing key Righthaven cases

Litigants in the Righthaven copyright infringement lawsuits may need to wait awhile before judges issue key rulings on whether Righthaven has standing to sue over Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Post material.

3 June 2011
By Steve Green

Developer presses for damages, sanctions in Las Vegas bankruptcy case

Part Two of the dismissed involuntary bankruptcy case against developer Tim Blixseth is under way in Las Vegas – and it looks to be contentious.

3 June 2011
By Steve Green

Poker's Phil Ivey sues online poker business, says reputation 'damaged'

As expected, poker superstar Phil Ivey filed suit Wednesday against Tiltware LLC – a suit suggesting he’s trying to distance himself from the company’s alleged ties to illegal online gambling.

2 June 2011
By Steve Green

Las Vegas strip clubs prevail in taxi driver kickback lawsuit

A federal judge has rejected claims that Las Vegas nude and topless dancing clubs have participated in a racketeering scheme by paying kickbacks to taxi drivers.

1 June 2011
By Steve Green

Las Vegas nightclub, show figure sued by bankruptcy trustee

A bankruptcy trustee on Tuesday sued Las Vegas nightclub and stage show figure Nicole Durr, charging she and others drained three of Durr’s companies of more than $4.3 million before they filed for bankruptcy.

1 June 2011
By Steve Green

Construction defect bill resurfaces in budget battle

As a freshman in the minority party, Assemblyman Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, wasn’t invited to Monday’s late night budget negotiations between legislative leaders and the governor.

1 June 2011
By Anjeanette Damon

Righthaven defendant in new dispute over Las Vegas casino image

Righthaven lawsuit figure Brian D. Hill has been accused of copyright infringement again – this time involving an image of a Las Vegas casino. Hill, 21, gained national attention after he was sued in January for copyright infringement.

29 May 2011
By Steve Green

Creditors defend claims in Las Vegas developer's case

Jean Marc Eljwaidi, right, appears in court with attorney Steven Wolfson at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Jan. 21, 2010.

Creditors of Las Vegas developer Jean Marc El Jwaidi are fighting his efforts to have their bankruptcy court claims reduced or extinguished.

28 May 2011
By Steve Green

Feds move to sell assets of Utah business, gambling figure

This may be the last Memorial Day weekend that Utah businessman and Las Vegas gambling figure Jeremy Johnson and his family enjoy one of their million-dollar houseboats on Lake Powell.

27 May 2011
By Steve Green

Doctor wins $6.5 million in lawsuit against UMC

University Medical Center in Las Vegas will pay $6.5 million to an anesthesiologist who won his federal lawsuit alleging his due process rights were violated when he was suspended from practicing there in 2005.

26 May 2011
By Steve Green

Former executive wins second round against Las Vegas Sands, Sands China

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and subsidiary Sands China Ltd. suffered another setback Thursday in their lawsuit with fired Macau casino executive Steven Jacobs when a judge refused to put the litigation on hold.

26 May 2011
By Steve Green

Gambler wins $250,000 lawsuit against Imperial Palace

Things weren’t going well for Chad Johnson the day he tried his luck at the Imperial Palace casino, where he worked as a valet. On May 11, 2008, he began complaining to a friend that the Monopoly slot machine’s bonus round kept showing the same outcome: A loss.

25 May 2011
By Liz Benston
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