Legal

Four homebuilders settle in plumbing lawsuit

Four homebuilders have reached tentative settlements in a plumbing defect class action lawsuit.

18 March 2009
By Jeff Pope

Boulder City Council candidate threatens lawsuit over campaign video

A City Council candidate said he plans to sue the city over being denied airtime on the city’s public access television station. Bill Smith said he feels the city has unjustly refused to play his 26-minute campaign tape on BCTV and will seek legal action in District Court.

18 March 2009
By Cassie Tomlin

Parents sue Republic Services after truck ran over their son

A police investigation found Republic Services was not at fault in a 2008 traffic accident in which a Las Vegas boy was killed, but Republic nonetheless is being sued over the incident.

16 March 2009
By Steve Green

Homebuilder accuses LV company of home inspection fraud

A homebuilder claims a Las Vegas company is fraudulently offering free home inspections as part of a scheme to induce homeowners into filing construction defect claims and lawsuits.

16 March 2009
By Steve Green

Whole Foods to sell LV store in anti-trust settlement

Whole Foods Market Inc. must sell one of its four Las Vegas-area stores under an antitrust settlement announced today with the Federal Trade Commission over Whole Foods' 2007 acquisition of competitor Wild Oats Markets Inc.

6 March 2009
By Steve Green

Panel urges more transparency in judicial discipline cases

After years of high-profile and often embarrassing cases of judicial misconduct, a subcommittee of the state Supreme Court is recommending major changes in disciplinary proceedings for judges.

6 March 2009
By Stephanie Tavares

LV attorney who stole $398,345 for gambling habit suspended

A Las Vegas attorney who admitted stealing $398,345 from his clients to support his gambling habit has been suspended for five years by the Nevada Supreme Court. The court rejected the recommendation of the state Bar that he be disbarred.

19 February 2009
By Cy Ryan

Crew members sue NLV airline over missing pay for war-zone flights

Charter aircraft crew members who made flights for the government into war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq are suing a North Las Vegas airline, claiming the company failed to pay all of the federal hazard pay they are due for their work.

23 January 2009
By Steve Green

ADA changes should spur employers to review practices

After years of changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act through controversial court decisions, Congress last year passed updated legislation clarifying the law. Under the amendments most people living with disabilities will see improved or restored protection (the exception being those with poor eyesight who can use corrective lenses).

23 January 2009
By Stephanie Tavares

15 lawyers vying for judicial vacancies

Fifteen local lawyers have applied for two recent vacancies on Southern Nevada court benches. The contenders include one judge, a deputy public defender, a former hearing master and several private attorneys. A few of the candidates have unsuccessfully run for judicial seats in past elections.

23 January 2009
By Stephanie Tavares

Changes to judicial discipline process studied

After a tumultuous year in which the alleged misdeeds of two judges attracted national attention, the Nevada Supreme Court is entertaining suggestions for changes to the rules, regulations and practices of the Judicial Discipline Commission. A special committee set up to review all aspects of the state’s court system, known as the Article 6 Commission, held a public hearing Jan. 15 on the system for filing complaints against judges and heard comments on changes recommended by a subcommittee established to study reforms.

23 January 2009
By Stephanie Tavares
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