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Adelson seeks contempt order over airing of deposition video
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson apparently wasn't happy when he showed up on the evening news recently in a 5-year-old videotaped confrontation with an attorney.
Bank sues to recover Lake Las Vegas loan losses
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
Credit Suisse AG sued two of the billionaire Bass brothers of Texas and other investors Friday in the bank’s latest effort to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in losses from loans to the Lake Las Vegas development.
Businessman continuing battle with Hilton over failed construction project
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011
Las Vegas businessman Lorenzo Doumani says he and his company will fight a lawsuit filed this week by Hilton Worldwide Inc. over a failed plan to build a luxury property on the Las Vegas Strip.
Righthaven, Stephens Media eating more legal costs after dismissals of suits
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011
Lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas and newspaper chain Stephens Media LLC will be writing off their investment from yet another copyright lawsuit after it was voluntarily dismissed.
Judge orders accounting of Mob Experience finances
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011
Efforts by Las Vegas Mob Experience developer Jay Bloom to remove the current Experience manager were delayed during a court hearing Friday.
Bank with Southern Nevada branches fails
Friday, Sept. 30, 2011
A Texas bank with three Southern Nevada branches failed on Friday, and its deposits were taken over by a competitor.
Pioneer hotel in Laughlin hit with harassment lawsuit
Friday, Sept. 30, 2011
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall in Laughlin on Friday, charging Latino workers were harassed based on their ethnicity.
Regulators unveil enforcement action against failed Henderson bank
Friday, Sept. 30, 2011
Federal bank regulators Friday revealed a second enforcement action alleging reckless, unsafe and unsound banking practices at the failed Silver State Bank of Henderson.
Riviera selling Colorado casino, focusing on Las Vegas property
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
Riviera Holdings Corp. of Las Vegas is selling its casino in Black Hawk, Colo., for $76 million to Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. of Reno, owner of the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, the companies announced.
Former employee sues bankrupt Las Vegas company over layoffs
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
A worker laid off by the bankrupt Interstate Plumbing & Air Conditioning LLC of Las Vegas filed a class-action lawsuit against the company Thursday, charging it violated federal law when it laid off she and hundreds of others without 60 days’ notice.
UNLV report: Businesses in 'downbeat' mood over Las Vegas economy
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
Southern Nevada business decision makers have grown more pessimistic about the local economy, despite gains in key areas including visitor volume, gaming win and taxable sales.
Mob Experience faces new lawsuit over unpaid bills
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
Financial problems expanded Thursday for the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana resort, with a new lawsuit filed over unpaid advertising bills and seven investors charging they’ve also been harmed.
Hilton demands piece of Las Vegas Strip land sale windfall
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
Hotel giant Hilton Worldwide Inc. filed another lawsuit Wednesday in hopes of recovering $1.1 million from a failed effort to develop a luxury property on the Las Vegas Strip.
Righthaven catches a break in court
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas finally received a break on Wednesday when a judge rejected requests that it be found in contempt of court, be placed in receivership and that U.S. Marshals seize its assets.
German high roller sues Wynn over unpaid gambling debts
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
A high roller from Germany sued Wynn Las Vegas on Wednesday in hopes of blocking criminal charges over his unpaid gambling debts. "Plaintiff exercised his right to self limit his access to the issuance of credit pursuant to" a Nevada Gaming Commission regulation, the lawsuit says.
Study predicting lower Monorail ridership at center of lawsuit
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
Investors in bonds of the bankrupt Las Vegas Monorail charge in a new lawsuit that they weren’t told about a prophetic study commissioned for the Venetian resort in 2000 finding the Monorail’s financial projections to be overly optimistic. The charge was made in a Sept. 23 federal lawsuit filed by Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund Inc.
Nevada Cancer Institute faces another lawsuit over April layoffs
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
Another high-ranking medical professional is suing the Nevada Cancer Institute, charging it broke a promise to pay her six months' severance pay after she lost her job in the mass layoffs in April.
Judge sets date for Righthaven to show why suits shouldn't be tossed
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas today was given until Oct. 7 to show cause why its open lawsuits in Colorado should not be thrown out of court.
Las Vegas company scores win in Jimi Hendrix trademark suit
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011
A Las Vegas company co-owned by Leon Hendrix of the Jimi Hendrix family has won a second victory in a trademark lawsuit with the Hendrix marketing company.
Judge: Righthaven lacked standing, abused Copyright Act
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
Righthaven lacked standing to file copyright infringement lawsuits in Colorado under its lawsuit contract with the Denver Post and abused the Copyright Act in doing so, a judge ruled.
Motorcyclists sue over enforcement of Nevada’s helmet law
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
Twelve motorcycle riders filed a class action lawsuit against Clark County and five cities in the county, charging arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement of Nevada’s helmet law.
Station hits riverboat casino Grand Station with trademark lawsuit
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
A newly reopened riverboat casino in Mississippi was sued Tuesday over allegations its name infringes on trademarks owned by Las Vegas-based Station Casinos.
Morgan Stanley agrees to settlement in mortgage probe
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
Morgan Stanley has agreed to a settlement valued at up to $40 million to end a probe over allegedly deceptive mortgage lending and securitization practices.
Las Vegas home prices dip to new recessionary low
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
Las Vegas home prices retreated in July to a new low during the current recession, debt rating agency Standard & Poor’s reported today.
Eva Longoria's Beso restaurant's fate in hands of CityCenter mall
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
A quick-witted bankruptcy judge reminded everyone in his courtroom Monday that the luxury Crystals shopping mall on the Las Vegas Strip is the entity that actually controls the fate of Eva Longoria’s Beso restaurant there.
County to judge: Dismiss suit over religion requirement to conduct marriages
Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
A judge is weighing a request by Clark County that he dismiss a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s requirement that nongovernmental officials be affiliated with a religion in order to perform marriages.
Commission tries to revive 1999 probe of Venetian hiring spree
Monday, Sept. 26, 2011
Las Vegas Sands Corp. says "enough is enough" – but the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission refuses to drop its investigation of the 1999 hiring spree for the opening of the Venetian resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
Investor blaming appraisal for steep loss at Lake Las Vegas
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011
Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake in the latest legal battle over the collapse into bankruptcy of the Lake Las Vegas community.
Missed deadline potentially costly for Righthaven
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011
Righthaven LLC watched thousands of dollars in legal work potentially go down the drain Friday.
Fired casino executive tries prying information from Las Vegas Sands, Sands China
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
With his lawsuit now 11 months old, fired Macau casino CEO Steven Jacobs is now trying to pry extensive amounts of information from his former employer Sands China Ltd. and its parent Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Big Nevada contractor in bankruptcy
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
Interstate Plumbing & Air Conditioning LLC of Las Vegas and associated companies filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation today — just a few weeks after laying off most of their workers.
Southern Highlands HOA sued over liens on foreclosed homes
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
In their latest blast at Las Vegas-area homeowner associations, investors in foreclosed homes have filed a class action lawsuit against the Southern Highlands Community Association.
Pricing disclosed for Affinity casino and slot route deals
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
Affinity Gaming LLC of Las Vegas today said the three casinos it’s purchasing in Black Hawk, Colo., are valued at between $76.2 million and $92.3 million.
Struggle escalates for control of Las Vegas Mob Experience
Founder denies responsibility for website going dark
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
The struggle for control of the Las Vegas Mob Experience escalated Thursday, with lenders to the attraction saying its founder Jay Bloom has hijacked its website as part of his efforts to sabotage the company.
Struggle for control of Mob Experience escalates
Friday, Sept. 23, 2011
The struggle for control of the Las Vegas Mob Experience escalated Thursday, with lenders to the attraction saying its founder Jay Bloom has hijacked its website as part of an effort to sabotage the company.
Judge rejects effort by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson to move deposition
Judge rules Las Vegas Sands CEO will have to go to Las Vegas law office for deposition
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson will have to appear at a Las Vegas law office for a deposition in an overtime case against him, a judge ruled today in rejecting claims this would endanger Adelson’s security.
Siegfried & Roy win round in sexual harassment lawsuit
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011
Las Vegas entertainers Siegfried & Roy have won a $37,415 court award against attorneys who have been suing Roy over sexual harassment allegations.
Affinity Gaming acquiring casino properties in Colorado
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011
Affinity Gaming LLC of Las Vegas today said it's acquiring casinos in Black Hawk, Colo., as part of deals in which it's selling its struggling Nevada slot route and its casinos in Pahrump and Searchlight.
Attorney disputes Las Vegas Sands' account about Sheldon Adelson deposition
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
An attorney preparing to take the deposition of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson says Las Vegas Sands is lying about the attorney’s conduct in a previous deposition.
Judge orders accounting of Mob Experience finances
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
Infighting is escalating among Las Vegas Mob Experience investors, with a judge now stepping in to order that an accounting of its finances be conducted. Clark County District Court Judge Gloria Sturman, in a temporary restraining order signed Tuesday, also ordered that any property of the Mob Experience that had been removed be returned to the attraction at the Tropicana Las Vegas resort.
Bank of America expands small business lending staff in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
Bank of America announced today it has beefed up its small business lending staff in Las Vegas with the hiring of 13 small business bankers.
Asian casinos boost Sheldon Adelson's ranking on Forbes list
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
Despite challenging times, several local gaming investors remain on the Forbes 400 list of the nation’s richest Americans. The top-ranked Nevadan on this year’s list, released today, is Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, worth $21.5 billion.
Hooters casino creditor again presses for foreclosure
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
The main creditor of the Hooters Las Vegas resort is stepping up efforts to foreclose on the bankrupt property, again arguing Hooters is wasting money as it attempts to reorganize in bankruptcy.
Luxury retailer Chanel files suit in Las Vegas against 399 websites
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011
Luxury retailer Chanel Inc. sued 399 websites in Las Vegas on Tuesday, charging they’re infringing on its trademarks and selling counterfeit Chanel-branded goods. Chanel’s suit said the defendants likely operate from China “or other foreign jurisdictions with lax trademark enforcement systems.”
Las Vegas commercial real estate defaults accumulate
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011
As the commercial real estate market continues to struggle, lenders and distressed-debt investors are proceeding full speed ahead with new lawsuits as they try to foreclose on properties, collect past-due balances or enforce personal guarantees.
Safety of Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson at issue in Las Vegas deposition
Monday, Sept. 19, 2011
Attorneys are fighting for every possible advantage in the overtime lawsuits against Las Vegas Sands Corp. and CEO Sheldon Adelson, with a new skirmish under way over where Adelson's deposition will be taken.
Third lawsuit filed over Dotty's business model
Monday, Sept. 19, 2011
A third lawsuit has been filed over efforts by regulators to rein in the Dotty’s slot machine parlor business model in Nevada. The Nevada Gaming Commission on Aug. 25 adopted rules requiring small bar-like gaming operators to have a permanent bar.
Sands now suing Jacobs, charges misappropriation of trade secrets
Monday, Sept. 19, 2011
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is ratcheting up the legal pressure on its fired Macau CEO, hitting him with a new lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets.
Defense attorneys say Righthaven missed deadline to pay legal fees
Friday, Sept. 16, 2011
Defense attorneys on Friday stepped up the pressure on Las Vegas copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC, asking a judge to appoint a receiver to run the company after it failed to pay their legal fees by the deadline.
New home sales lagging behind 2010 levels
Friday, Sept. 16, 2011
Dreary conditions continue in the Las Vegas-area residential real estate market, two new reports show. Home Builders Research Inc. on Friday said it counted 381 new home sales locally in August, lifting the total for 2011 to 2,383.