Newspaper copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC received a much-needed boost Thursday when a federal judge refused to dismiss one of its lawsuits over Las Vegas Review-Journal material.
UnitedHealth Group Inc., owner of the Health Plan of Nevada insurance company, will pay a $1 million fine for violations of an agreement with the state, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced Thursday.
Another bitterly-contested Righthaven copyright infringement lawsuit was dismissed in Las Vegas today – but this time there was no determination about fair use.
The owner of Service1st Bank of Nevada today announced it faces "substantial" losses for bad loans – and that the Las Vegas company is exploring strategic alternatives including a share buyback, a sale or a merger.
Citing declining property values associated with the recession, Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday downgraded the city of Henderson’s general obligation bond rating.
Dave & Buster’s, a national restaurant chain, has ordered a hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip to stop using the marketing phrase “eat drink play.” But the Monte Carlo isn’t going along with that directive and instead sued Dave & Buster’s Inc. on Tuesday.
A federal judge has denied a request by Utah fraud suspect and Las Vegas and Internet gambling figure Jeremy Johnson that some of his assets be released to cover living expenses and legal costs.
Another class-action lawsuit was filed Monday over Nevada homeowner association debt-collection practices. An attorney for the Estates at Seven Hills homeowner Stacy Calvert filed suit in U.S. District Court.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority sued an Arizona pawn shop on Monday, claiming it’s using the trademarked "Only Vegas" logo without authorization.
A Kentucky man did not infringe on a copyright when he posted an entire Las Vegas Review-Journal column on a message board without authorization, a federal judge ruled today.
Depending on one’s point of view, Las Vegas copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC has either succeeded in deterring infringements of newspaper industry content — or its no-warning lawsuits have unfairly spread fear throughout the Internet.
A judge in Las Vegas today dismissed lawsuits filed by two of the billionaire Bass brothers and other investors in the Lake Las Vegas resort community against Credit Suisse AG and other lenders. The dismissals by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Linda Riegle involved lawsuits focused on a narrow legal issue.
Investors in foreclosed homes in Nevada didn’t abuse the legal system by challenging what they call inflated homeowner association assessments and collection costs, a judge has ruled.
Defeated Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Jon Scott Ashjian is suing two lenders and a law firm, charging they’ve been wrongfully trying to foreclose on his Las Vegas home.
A federal judge’s comment that Las Vegas-based copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC likely engaged in deceitful and dishonest conduct has not gone unnoticed by the State Bar of Nevada. A Bar spokesman said "two or possibly three" grievances were pending.
Standard & Poor’s today raised its corporate credit rating for casino resort and convention center operator Las Vegas Sands Corp., citing its strong financial performance and growth prospects.
Celebrity DJ and E! News music correspondent Clinton Sparks is suing the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, claiming it wrongly canceled his lucrative gig there.
There’s a bizarre development in the slaying of a Henderson actor last year: An insurance company says a fraudulent $1 million insurance policy had been taken out on his life six months before his death.
A few months ago we suggested that Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC would be receiving some payback from Roger Hunt, the chief United States District Court judge in Nevada. That payback came Tuesday, and it was more brutal than what some Righthaven observers had expected.
A federal judge in Las Vegas today issued a potentially devastating ruling against copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC, finding it doesn't have standing to sue over Las Vegas Review-Journal stories, that it has misled the court and threatening to impose sanctions against Righthaven.
The Montana Department of Revenue is appealing a Nevada judge’s dismissal of its involuntary bankruptcy petition against Seattle-area developer Tim Blixseth.
The owner of the Marie Callender’s restaurant and bakery chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday and said one of its Southern Nevada locations had closed.
Legal headaches seem to be intensifying for Nevada homeowner associations and their collection agencies, with the filing Monday of another class-action lawsuit over HOA debt-collection practices.
The Denver Post has been sued for the first time by one of the Righthaven copyright lawsuit defendants. Las Vegas-based Righthaven has filed 274 copyright infringement lawsuits since March 2010.
Newspaper copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC continues to argue it can seize the websites and computers of copyright infringers – a claim widely criticized as a bullying tactic aimed at coercing lawsuit defendants into settlements.
Nine executive security officers and a driver for Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson filed lawsuits Friday claiming violations of overtime law and other laws.
The B.B. King’s Blues Club on the Las Vegas Strip says it needs more time to come up with a bankruptcy reorganization plan as it tries to amend what it calls an unfavorable lease.
Standard & Poor’s today lifted its corporate credit rating on Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts Ltd., citing its strong financial profile and CEO Steve Wynn’s record of producing profits for shareholders.
A state judge today dismissed a defamation claim filed by fired casino executive Steven Jacobs against Las Vegas Sands Corp. and CEO and Chairman Sheldon Adelson.
The bankruptcy trustee for the stalled $2.9 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino-resort on Wednesday sued its developer, Miami executive Jeff Soffer, claiming he and others are responsible for the failure of the project and losses sustained by creditors.
WellPoint Inc. of Indianapolis, owner of health insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Nevada, today said it’s buying a health care provider with Las Vegas operations.
The Dotty’s gaming chain has beefed up its lawsuit against Clark County, now charging that Dotty’s confidential financial information has been leaked to competitors and the press.
Clark County District Attorney David Roger’s office is suing a New Jersey company, claiming it provided a $775,000 technology system for the office that doesn’t work.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it suspended trading in the stocks of three Southern Nevada companies as part of a national crackdown on securities fraud involving penny stocks.
Four former Las Vegas-area sports apparel manufacturing executives have filed for bankruptcy after the sale of their business resulted in acrimonious litigation with the buyer.
The Nevada Supreme Court has been asked to decide if Clark County can require union participation in contracts for $106 million in renovations planned for the county jail in downtown Las Vegas.