Legal

Las Vegas Sands, IGT directors face new shareholder lawsuits

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.

Securities lawsuit attorneys appear to be in pile-on mode, hitting the directors of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and International Game Technology with new lawsuits alleging mismanagement and negligence.

19 April 2011
By Steve Green

Attorneys say new evidence shows fraud by Righthaven

Defense attorneys in at least two Righthaven LLC copyright infringement lawsuits filed motions to dismiss over the weekend, citing new evidence they say shows Righthaven has perpetrated a fraud on the federal court in Nevada.

17 April 2011
By Steve Green

Judge strikes Righthaven website domain demand

Things went from bad to worse on Friday for Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC when a judge rejected Righthaven’s standard copyright infringement lawsuit demand that defendants forfeit their website domain names to Righthaven.

16 April 2011
By Steve Green

Judge unseals Review-Journal/Righthaven contract

A federal judge in Las Vegas on Friday unsealed the agreement for prosecuting copyright infringement lawsuits between Righthaven LLC and Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC.

15 April 2011
By Steve Green

Men named in poker indictment already tied to Las Vegas fraud case

Two of the men arrested in today's national Internet poker crackdown are already tied to a massive fraud case being prosecuted by the Federal Trade Commission in Las Vegas.

15 April 2011
By Steve Green

Righthaven challenges judge in copyright case

Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC on Thursday said a judge in Colorado was wrong to strike its commentary from a recent court filing, and Righthaven refiled the commentary at issue.

14 April 2011
By Steve Green

MGM Grand sues contractor over 2010 chlorine leak that hospitalized 26

Metro Police block off an area near the intersection of Audrie Street and Harmon Avenue after a chlorine leak occurred in the MGM Grand's pool area on Aug. 27, 2010.

The MGM Grand hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip has sued a pool maintenance contractor, charging it's responsible for a chlorine leak last summer that sent 26 pool patrons to the hospital.

14 April 2011
By Steve Green

Defense attorneys want Righthaven to pay up

Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC faces more problems in its most-regretted lawsuit, the one over a Denver Post photo that it dismissed Sunday against autistic North Carolina blogger Brian D. Hill.

13 April 2011
By Steve Green

More defendants fighting Righthaven copyright lawsuits

With a judge in Colorado already critical of Righthaven LLC, the Las Vegas copyright enforcement company faces more work there in the form of dismissal motions in two more cases.

13 April 2011
By Steve Green

Clark County School District sues teachers' union over spending

Facing steep budget cuts, the Clark County School District is suing the local teachers' union in hopes of avoiding a deadlock over certain spending reductions. The district filed suit Friday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas against the Clark County Education Association.

12 April 2011
By Steve Green

Former employee sues nightclub operator over alleged harassment

A second former female employee at the Nine Group in Las Vegas is suing the nightclub and restaurant operator, charging that under the prior management she lost her job after complaining of sexual harassment there.

12 April 2011
By Steve Green

Judge strikes Righthaven warning from court record

Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC on Sunday voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against autistic blogger Brian D. Hill, which had evolved into a public relations disaster for Righthaven and its partner the Denver Post.

11 April 2011
By Steve Green

Caesars Entertainment, Florida man in legal battle over 'Octavius Tower' name

A look at the entryway of the Greek villa at Caesars Palace's Octavius Tower. The villa is one of three in the Octavius Tower and is nearly 10,000 square feet.

A Florida man and his company own an "Octavius Tower" trademark and have ordered Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip to stop using the mark. Caesars, owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp., disputes the claims of ownership by Marcel July of Port Charlotte, Fla., and his company Octavius Tower LLC.

11 April 2011
By Steve Green

Copyright lawsuit filed over sports-betting content

Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas has expanded into a new line of copyright enforcement: the protection of online sports-betting content. Righthaven is best known for suing websites, bloggers and message board posters over material it obtains from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Denver Post.

9 April 2011
By Steve Green

Contractors sue union, executive over alleged racial discrimination

Five contractors sued Laborers International Union of North America locals in Las Vegas and a union executive Friday, alleging racial discrimination.

8 April 2011
By Steve Green
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