Legal - VEGAS INC

Lawsuits allege Las Vegas homebuyers victims of title insurance scam

Lawsuits are piling up in what attorneys call another real estate scam in Las Vegas — one in which buyers of new homes faced foreclosure a few months later because liens hadn’t been paid off during the escrow process and fraudulent title insurance policies were issued.

25 May 2011

By Steve Green

Lawyers sparring over Righthaven copyright lawsuit issues

With litigants in the Righthaven newspaper copyright infringement lawsuit campaign waiting for key rulings on Righthaven’s standing to sue, attorneys continue pounding away at each other on that and other issues.

24 May 2011

By Steve Green

Law firms compete to lead suits against Las Vegas Sands directors

A performer at the Venetian in Las Vegas is shown in this Sept. 17, 2010, file photo. Directors of Las Vegas Sands, which owns the Venetian and Palazzo resorts on the Strip, were hit with another shareholder lawsuit on April 18, 2011.

Likely hoping for a big award of attorney’s fees, law firms are competing to be named lead counsel in the current batch of securities lawsuits against the directors of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

23 May 2011

By Steve Green

Golden Nugget sues website operator over alleged cybersquatting

The Golden Nugget casinos in Southern Nevada are suing another website operator, charging cybersquatting and trademark infringement. GNLV Corp., owner of the hotel-casinos in Las Vegas and Laughlin, filed suit Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas.

23 May 2011

By Steve Green

Feds hit Las Vegas HOA with age discrimination complaint

A Las Vegas homeowners association faces a charge of age discrimination after an investigation that’s been under way for more than two years.

20 May 2011

By Steve Green

Allegedly fabricated press release at issue in Righthaven case

The most-regretted Righthaven/Denver Post copyright infringement lawsuit is heating up, with new charges that Righthaven tried to get an autistic blogger to sign off on issuance of a press release filled with fabrications.

20 May 2011

By Steve Green

Second chain follows Dotty's in suing county over ordinance

A man enters Dotty's near Eastern and Serene in Henderson on Thursday, March 24, 2011.

A second chain of Dotty's-like Las Vegas-area neighborhood gambling establishments is suing Clark County and the County Commission over an ordinance aimed at requiring them to operate more like traditional gaming taverns.

20 May 2011

By Steve Green

Both sides OK with stay of Colorado Righthaven cases

For once, attorneys on both sides of the Righthaven copyright infringement lawsuits agree on something.

20 May 2011

By Steve Green

Denver judge stays all Righthaven cases in Colorado

A federal judge in Colorado today said there are serious questions about the validity of the Righthaven LLC/Denver Post copyright infringement lawsuits there, and he put them all on hold.

19 May 2011

By Steve Green

HOA bill collector faces another federal suit over practices

Nevada Association Services Inc., a bill collector for Las Vegas-area homeowner associations, was hit Wednesday with its fourth federal lawsuit since Dec. 17 over its collection practices.

18 May 2011

By Steve Green

Legal expert dubious about class-action counterclaim against Righthaven

A class-action counterclaim against Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC attracted plenty of attention Tuesday — along with doubts about its probability of success.

18 May 2011

By Steve Green

TV news anchor alleges discrimination in lawsuit

Longtime Las Vegas television anchor Sue Manteris sued her station Tuesday, charging she’s been subjected to discrimination on the basis of age, race and gender.

17 May 2011

By Steve Green

Dotty's sues county, says ordinance violates its rights

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

The owner of the Dotty’s chain of slot parlors in the Las Vegas area sued Clark County and the County Commission on Tuesday over county efforts to reign in its operations, saying its due process rights have been violated. Nevada Restaurant Services Inc. charged in the suit that based on complaints by Station Casinos Inc. and Boyd Gaming Corp., owners of locals casinos, the county passed an ordinance that became effective April 19 and harms Dotty’s.

17 May 2011

By Steve Green

Las Vegas burlesque show changes name in settlement of suit

A settlement has been reached in a trademark lawsuit involving competing burlesque shows in Las Vegas. The Burlesque Hall of Fame Inc. is organizing the annual Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend event at the Orleans casino June 2-5.

17 May 2011

By Steve Green

Righthaven hit with class-action counterclaim

One of the website operators accused of copyright infringement by Righthaven LLC has retaliated, hitting the Las Vegas company with a class-action counterclaim seeking to represent defendants in all 57 Righthaven cases in Colorado.