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Lenders taking over Westin Casuarina Las Vegas hotel-casino
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011
Lenders are taking ownership of the Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa after its owner chose not to fight foreclosure proceedings, its general manager said Wednesday.
Marketing agency sues Las Vegas Mob Experience
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011
Brain Trust Marketing & Communications filed suit Tuesday against Murder Inc. — the Mob Experience's parent company, which filed for bankruptcy Monday — and against other defendants.
Appeals court rejects Righthaven’s 'urgent motion'
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011
An appeals court Wednesday refused to block a creditor’s collection actions against Righthaven LLC, the Las Vegas newspaper copyright infringement lawsuit filer.
Nevada woman fighting federal ban on medicinal pot users owning guns
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
A Nevada woman sued the federal government Tuesday in hopes of overturning its ban on medical marijuana users buying and possessing firearms.
Mob Experience developers hit with sanctions
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
Even as the Las Vegas Mob Experience was filing for bankruptcy on Monday, a state judge hit its developers and managers with sanctions for their conduct in one of the many lawsuits filed by disgruntled Experience investors and creditors.
Judge threatens to dismiss another Righthaven copyright lawsuit
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
A judge is threatening to dismiss another copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas for a familiar reason: Lack of standing. A judge signed an order Friday giving Righthaven until Nov. 14 to show cause why the suit shouldn’t be dismissed.
French passengers sue over Death Valley bus accident
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
French passengers of a Las Vegas tour bus that went bouncing out of control and left the road last year in Death Valley National Park, injuring some of the tourists and tour staff, sued the bus and tour operators on Monday, charging negligence.
Mob Experience at Tropicana files for bankruptcy
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
Capone. Giancana. Lansky. Spilotro. These and other big names in the mobster world were back in court in Las Vegas on Monday — but not in a criminal sense.
Las Vegas court asked to decide ownership of casino ad photo
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
Attorneys for a Florida photographer have ordered Station Casinos LLC of Las Vegas to stop using his copyrighted "hot dog girl" photo in sports book advertising.
Palms suing to recover ex-Fry’s executive’s gambling debt
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
The Palms is suing to recover $2.66 million in gambling debt it says was racked up by indicted former "whale" and Fry’s Electronics Inc. official Ausaf "Omar" Siddiqui. Siddiqui was sued by the Palms on Sunday and again on Monday by Fry’s.
Goldman Sachs denies Las Vegas Hilton foreclosure aimed at helping Stratosphere
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
Las Vegas Hilton lender Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. is denying suggestions its foreclosure of the Hilton is part of a plan to boost the fortunes of the nearby Stratosphere hotel-casino.
Righthaven facing fraudulent transfer claim
Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011
Attorneys fighting Las Vegas copyright infringement lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC on Sunday accused the company of fraudulently paying its attorneys and CEO while failing to pay defendants who defeat Righthaven in court.
Indicted Henderson doctor’s practice filed for bankruptcy in July
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011
A few months before he was indicted in a stem cell implantation case, Henderson Dr. Ralph Conti put his profitable medical practice into bankruptcy, raising questions about the finances of the business.
Righthaven facing new lawsuit fee demand
Friday, Oct. 14, 2011
Even as Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC can’t come up with $34,045 to pay one prevailing defendant’s legal fees, it was hit with another demand Friday for $33,148 in fees from a second defendant.
MGM Resorts' ratings boosted despite economic uncertainties
Friday, Oct. 14, 2011
Debt analysts at Fitch Ratings in New York today offered a good-news, bad-news scenario for Las Vegas Strip gambling resort operators.
Commercial real estate defaults continue in Las Vegas
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011
The Las Vegas commercial real estate market continues to be pounded by foreclosures and, most recently, a bankruptcy.
Lawsuits over plumbing fixtures keep springing up
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011
Even as plumbers replace notoriously defective Kitec fittings in thousands of Las Vegas-area homes, consumers have filed a stream of new lawsuits claiming that fittings made by other companies are also failing here.
Tropicana sued again over Mob Experience work
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
A fourth contractor is suing the Tropicana resort in Las Vegas, claiming it hasn’t been paid for work on the Las Vegas Mob Experience tourist attraction there.
Las Vegas continues to lead nation in foreclosures
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
With unemployment running at 14.2 percent locally, it’s no surprise the Las Vegas housing market continues to lead the nation in the latest foreclosure rankings. Foreclosure tracker RealtyTrac on Wednesday night released its national data for the just-concluded third quarter.
Bidding set for Park Highlands land in North Las Vegas
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
Developers have until Dec. 8 to bid for a big chunk of land in North Las Vegas that’s being auctioned out of bankruptcy. November 2005 Land Investors LLC received bankruptcy court approval last week to sell the 1,340 acres.
Las Vegas Sands overtime lawsuit expands with race claim
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
An overtime lawsuit filed by elite executive protection agents against casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. is getting nastier, with new charges of racial discrimination added to the suit on Tuesday.
Righthaven appeals for right to file copyright suits over Denver Post material
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas on Tuesday asked an appeals court to revive its right to sue over Denver Post content.
Southern Highlands HOA sued again over assessment liens
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
A Las Vegas-area homeowners association is being sued after its collection agency demanded payment of some $629,000 in delinquent HOA assessments and legal fees levied against a developer's vacant lots.
Reports on Las Vegas office, retail sectors offer mixed views
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Brokers say the beleaguered Las Vegas-area office space market may be stabilizing after three years of declines, but retail vacancies remain at record levels amid a glut of empty shop buildings.
B.B. King's, Mirage still fighting over lease terms
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Casino operator MGM Resorts International showed lots of love for Eva Longoria’s bankrupt Beso restaurant – but it’s showing little patience with the similarly-bankrupt B.B. King’s Blues Club at the Mirage. The B.B. King’s business at the Strip resort filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in February and later sued the Mirage in bankruptcy court over a lease dispute
Tourist publication's owner sues former CEO over alleged misappropriations
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
The owner of Las Vegas tourist publication What’s On, The Las Vegas Guide sued its former CEO on Friday charging mismanagement and misappropriation of company funds.
Nevada securities regulators move against Las Vegas company
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
A post on a Las Vegas-area real estate agent’s website promoted an investment opportunity that seemed too good to be true.
Realtors: Las Vegas home prices off 8.6 percent from September 2010
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
Home prices in September fell from year-ago levels while sales stayed strong thanks to investors snapping up homes at bargain prices, the Realtor association said.
Las Vegas nightclub operator seeks bankruptcy protection
Monday, Oct. 10, 2011
The owner of a Paradise Road nightclub in Las Vegas filed for bankruptcy reorganization Monday.
Adelson dropped from driver's overtime lawsuit
Monday, Oct. 10, 2011
A federal judge dismissed billionaire Las Vegas casino executive Sheldon Adelson as a defendant in one of the two overtime lawsuits filed against him and his companies in June.
Righthaven asks appeals court to block dismantling of the company
Monday, Oct. 10, 2011
Despite its backing by billionaire Arkansas investment banker Warren Stephens, copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas said Sunday it has been unable to secure a $34,045 bond to guarantee payment of a defendant’s attorney’s fees.
Righthaven trying again to avoid paying prevailing defendants’ fees
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011
It’s an effort already rejected by one judge, but Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas is trying again to avoid paying the legal fees of defendants that defeat Righthaven in court. Righthaven asked a judge to put six of its copyright infringement cases there on hold.
NV Energy trimming its local workforce
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
NV Energy today said 95 jobs in Southern Nevada would be eliminated over the next six months, causing an unspecified number of employees to be laid off as technology makes some of their positions unnecessary.
Judge stops medical board from reporting doctor's information in data bank
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
A federal judge in Las Vegas has at least temporarily blocked the State Board of Medical Examiners from reporting negative information about a doctor to a national data bank.
Defense attorneys suspicious of latest Righthaven maneuver
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
In a move defense attorneys are already questioning, copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC is asking for the right to re-file 27 of its lawsuits over Denver Post material – should its standing to sue over that material be revived by an appeals court.
Attorney seeks to keep doctor's reprimand from national database
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
A Las Vegas attorney scrambled Thursday to block the State Board of Medical Examiners from putting disciplinary information about a doctor into a national database.
Lender moves to foreclose on Las Vegas Mob Experience, artifacts
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
The hits just keep on coming at the Las Vegas Mob Experience, where a lender is now trying to foreclose on its property including artifacts provided by mob family members.
Las Vegas Hilton investor fighting partner in foreclosure effort
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011
Billionaire casino investor Thomas Barrack is fighting efforts by Goldman Sachs to foreclose on the Las Vegas Hilton, claiming Goldman Sachs is hopelessly conflicted on the matter.
Hooters casino wins victories in legal battle against creditor
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
Depending on who’s doing the talking, the bankrupt Hooters Las Vegas hotel-casino is either a financial basket case headed toward foreclosure or it’s a business worth saving that investors have already expressed interest in.
Commercial real estate report suggests conditions have stabilized
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
Recession-driven commercial real estate defaults show no sign of slowing down in the Las Vegas area, but a new report says underlying conditions in the industrial sector may be stabilizing.
Ticket seller sues competitor, alleges former workers stole trade secrets
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
A company that sells casino show tickets and books sightseeing tours on the Strip sued a competitor, claiming it hired away workers and stole trade secrets.
Trademark lawsuit filed in 'Las Vegas Green Chamber of Commerce' dispute
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011
As businesses “go green,” two nonprofit groups have sprung up using the name “Las Vegas Green Chamber of Commerce.” But which of the two is the authentic Las Vegas Green Chamber of Commerce?
Debt agencies differ on Riviera deal to sell Colorado casino
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011
Moody’s Investors Service today lowered its rating outlook on the debt of Riviera Holdings Corp. of Las Vegas because of the company’s plan to sell its Colorado casino for $76 million.
Landry’s Restaurants gets OK to buy Eva Longoria's bankrupt Beso
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
Actress Eva Longoria received the kiss of approval Monday for the sale of her bankrupt Beso restaurant in Las Vegas. A judge approved a contested proposal by Landry’s Restaurants Inc. to buy the assets for $1 million.
Hooters Las Vegas hits back against foreclosure attempt
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
The bankrupt Hooters Las Vegas hotel-casino rolled out what looks like a "divide and conquer" strategy Monday in its latest effort to fend off foreclosure by its main creditor.
Playboy Party Pit added to Palms casino floor
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
The party pit casino floor concept in Las Vegas has expanded to the Palms, which today said it has created the Playboy Party Pit. There are no go-go dancers who elsewhere are seen as entertaining or distracting card players.
Judge OKs $1 million settlement in Las Vegas developer's bankruptcy case
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
A judge approved a $1 million settlement in the bankruptcy case of Las Vegas developer Jean Marc El Jwaidi. The settlement could end a 2-year-old bankruptcy case that originated with El Jwaidi during the economic boom.
Las Vegas pool contractor hit with complaints, files for bankruptcy
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011
A Las Vegas pool contractor that’s the subject of at least 24 consumer and subcontractor complaints has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
Argentinian dice players being sued by Wynn Resorts for alleged 'dice sliding'
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
Two gamblers from Argentina arrested in July on charges of cheating at gambling are now being sued by Wynn Las Vegas over an alleged "dice sliding" scheme.
Las Vegas developer’s bankruptcy deal to be aired in court
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
Unsecured creditors of Las Vegas real estate figure Jean Marc El Jwaidi would recover only about $800,000 under his plan to exit bankruptcy — a far cry from the $19.1 million they claim to be owed.