Legal

Lawyers honored for their help for Holocaust survivors

Twenty Las Vegas attorneys have been recognized by the American Bar Association for participating in a pro bono project to help Holocaust survivors obtain reparation from the German government.

21 August 2009
By Buck Wargo

Lawyers' role in foreclosure mediations sparks debate

The Nevada legal community is getting behind a new mediation program designed to reduce the state’s ongoing foreclosure problem, but some attorneys are facing criticism for trying to profit from it.

21 August 2009
By Buck Wargo

Inspiration of movie 'Rudy' suing over home construction

Motivational speaker Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger is suing a contractor over problems with a $5.3 million house he's building in Las Vegas. Ruettiger, his wife, Cheryl Ruettiger, and their Henderson company, Rudy International Motivational Speaking Ltd., filed suit in Clark County District Court Tuesday against Premier Building Group Inc. of Las Vegas.

13 August 2009
By Steve Green

Hypnotist sues company over charter flight

Las Vegas hypnotist and success seminar operator Marshall Sylver says problems with a charter jet flight caused him emotional distress and gave him migraine headaches — apparently big problems for a man whose career has been based on harnessing the power of the human mind. So Sylver and his company, Mind Power Inc., have sued the charter jet company, Executive Jet Management Inc. of Cincinnati.

8 August 2009
By Steve Green

County files lawsuit over airport construction problems

Clark County has sued another Las Vegas architectural company over construction problems at McCarran International Airport. The county filed suit this week against Domingo Cambeiro Professional Corp. over a $2.86 million contract involving design work for adding a gate, a pedestrian bridge and associated projects.

7 August 2009
By Steve Green

Whale’s defense vs. Harrah’s gains traction

Terrance K. Watanabe, right, claims to have lost $112 million at Harrah's casinos in 2007. He alleges the company encouraged him to gamble while intoxicated.

Gaming regulators are finally starting to acknowledge the seriousness of a Nebraska high roller’s allegations against Harrah’s Entertainment. Philanthropist Terrance K. Watanabe gambled away tens of millions of dollars at Harrah’s casinos in 2007. This year Harrah’s asked the Clark County district attorney’s office to file criminal charges.

5 August 2009
By Jeff German

Lawyers want judge removed from Aspen Financial lawsuit

Attorneys in one of the investor lawsuits against Aspen Financial Services are seeking to have Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez disqualified from the case, charging she has been biased in favor of Aspen and failed to fully disclose her prior relationships with officials associated with Aspen. Gonzalez has denied those assertions.

5 August 2009
By Steve Green

10 more settlements OK'd in Kitec plumbing suit

A judge approved 10 additional settlements on Monday in a multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit regarding faulty plumbing in homes throughout the valley. District Court Judge Timothy Williams said the settlements were fair and adequate and will be added to previous settlements that will cover the cost of replumbing homes at no cost to owners.

4 August 2009
By Jeff Pope

FTC sues companies for alleged deceptive telemarketing

Federal regulators are suing two Las Vegas companies as part of a national campaign targeting deceptive telemarketing practices involving discount health care programs.

27 July 2009
By Steve Green

UNLV's Boyd Law School profs back Sotomayor

While the Senate prepares to vote on the nomination of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, a group of UNLV professors has thrown its support behind her.

24 July 2009
By Buck Wargo

Lawsuit against Station alleging unpaid wages dismissed, filed again

The entrance of Sunset Station as the sun goes down in Henderson.

A federal judge has dismissed a massive proposed class-action lawsuit against Station Casinos Inc. alleging current and former Station employees are owed wages for unpaid hours they claimed to have worked. But within days of the dismissal, the proposed class-action lawsuit was refiled, this time in Clark County District Court. In dismissing the lawsuit July 16, U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks cited a little-known jurisdictional rule for class-action lawsuits.

23 July 2009
By Steve Green

Trial date pushed back in faulty plumbing case

This IPEX water pipe fitting was taken from a Pulte home in Anthem. The corroded fittings can cause declining water pressure and leaks.

Attorneys are rushing to beat the clock in a five-year-old class action lawsuit regarding defective plumbing that could affect 30,000 homes in the valley. State law requires that cases be brought to trial within five years of filing.

22 July 2009
By Jeff Pope

Palazzo sues Texas company in clothing trademark dispute

The Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip.

Another trademark dispute is brewing on the Las Vegas Strip, this one over the sale of “Palazzo” clothing items such as T-shirts at the Palazzo hotel-casino. Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s Palazzo hotel-casino sued Palazzo Design Corp. of Houston on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas.

15 July 2009
By Steve Green

Buyers sue for deposit money on downtown condos

Streamline Tower on Fremont Street downtown is facing a federal lawsuit from buyers who say the condo company sold them units that were smaller than advertised and made false promises regarding buyers' ability to rent their units to short-term visitors.

The Streamline Tower bankruptcy case is winding down, but disputes continue over canceled condominium-purchase contracts at the downtown property. About 40 buyers filed a lawsuit June 26 against Titleone of Las Vegas, which the buyers say is holding their deposit money.

1 July 2009
By Steve Green

Auto care franchise, franchisee spar after investigation

The Las Vegas company that franchises the Purrfect Auto name is in the news again, this time because of a dispute with a franchisee. Last week, local media outlets reported Internal Revenue Service agents had served search warrants at multiple Purrfect Auto locations as part of a tax investigation.

27 June 2009
By Steve Green
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