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Former employees sue homebuilder over alleged age discrimination
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Eight sales people terminated from homebuilder Lennar Corp. in 2007 in Las Vegas are suing the company, alleging age discrimination because young, attractive females remained on the payroll.
Judge doubtful of Righthaven’s right to sue over R-J material
Thursday, April 28, 2011
One of the judges most critical of newspaper copyright infringement lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC said in an order Thursday that Righthaven does not appear to have the right to sue over Review-Journal material.
Air tour operators sue McCarran over fees charged for sightseeing flights
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Four air tour operators say McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas has charged them some $5.827 million in unauthorized fees since 2001 – and they want that money back.
With settlement reached, Las Vegas developer to seek financing for Louisiana project
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Having settled litigation with Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Las Vegas-based casino developer Dan Lee said Tuesday he’s waiting for the Texas Legislature to wrap up its session before seeking financing for his new resort in Louisiana.
Riviera Holdings hires executive from Sahara
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino executive Larry King didn’t have to look far for a new job when the Sahara announced March 11 it would be closing on May 16. Riviera Holdings Corp. announced King, 49, had been hired as chief financial officer, vice president–finance and treasurer.
Las Vegas home prices continue to slip, index shows
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Las Vegas-area home prices fell again in February -- and remain below 2000 levels -- as measured by the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.
Commentary: Righthaven defendant tries a fresh approach
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
One of the Righthaven LLC lawsuit defendants is posing some compelling, back-to-basics questions about his case.
Competing Las Vegas burlesque promoters in legal battle
Monday, April 25, 2011
Promoters of the annual Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend event in Las Vegas are suing organizers of a competing show, alleging trademark infringement and other counts.
Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin reinvents Las Vegas entertainment--again
Superstar Pussycat Dolls creator and Matt Goss manager Robin Antin is purring all the way to the bank. Meow, baby!
Monday, April 25, 2011
It’s easy to find sexy men and women in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Robin Antin’s specialty is finding such men and women who can sing and dance – and building big entertainment businesses around them.
Las Vegas Sands steps up counterattack against former executive
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Litigation between Sands and its fired China CEO is heating up, with Sands filing a counterclaim accusing Steven Jacobs of extortion and of being slow to sever ties between Sands’ Macau casinos and an organized crime figure.
Judge grants summary judgment in favor of Righthaven defendant
Friday, April 22, 2011
A judge on Friday signed an order finding an Oregon nonprofit did not infringe on copyrights when it posted without authorization an entire story from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The order granting summary judgment in favor of the Center For Intercultural Organizing of Portland, Ore., was expected.
Righthaven delivers statements in latest suit
Friday, April 22, 2011
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC made a couple of statements with its latest lawsuit Thursday.
Righthaven confident as critics focus on ‘sham’ copyright transfers
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC is confident its lawsuits over Las Vegas Review-Journal material remain valid – despite new evidence that defense attorneys say proves the copyright assignments at issue are meaningless.
Nevada Cancer Institute faces class-action lawsuit by laid-off workers
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Nevada Cancer Institute must now deal with a class-action lawsuit charging scores of workers laid off April 8 were not given two months warning as required by federal law.
Righthaven copyright claims attacked in more cases
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Claims by Las Vegas newspaper copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC that it “owns” the copyrights it sues for are under attack in two more of its lawsuits.
Palms faces $6.6 million judgment over patron's sports book injuries
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
A customer injured when a sports book patron dived for a water bottle thrown into the crowd by a cheerleader won $6.6 million in his lawsuit against the Palms in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Sands, IGT directors face new shareholder lawsuits
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Securities lawsuit attorneys appear to be in pile-on mode, hitting the directors of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and International Game Technology with new lawsuits alleging mismanagement and negligence.
Commentary: Is Righthaven about to get some payback?
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Did Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC play a federal judge last year? And is it now payback time for the judge? That’s the question raised in two orders issued last week.
223 web operators sued in Las Vegas over Tiffany jewelry trademark
Monday, April 18, 2011
The owner of Tiffany jewelry trademarks sued the operators of 223 websites Monday in Las Vegas, claiming they’re selling counterfeit products online.
Las Vegas judge: Too early to rule on union labor requirement for jail work
Monday, April 18, 2011
A judge said Monday he can’t yet rule on the validity of a deal requiring contractors to use union labor in a four-year, $125 million project to renovate Clark County’s jail downtown. Judge Jerry Wiese declined during a hearing Monday to approve or reject the Project Labor Agreement.
Southwest Gas CEO talks natural gas, future of energy industry
Southwest Gas CEO Jeff Shaw is one happy man. Here, he tells us why natural gas rocks and the shareholders got paid.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Southwest Gas Corp. of Las Vegas, until recently, has been one of the quieter big companies in town.
Attorneys say new evidence shows fraud by Righthaven
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Defense attorneys in at least two Righthaven LLC copyright infringement lawsuits filed motions to dismiss over the weekend, citing new evidence they say shows Righthaven has perpetrated a fraud on the federal court in Nevada.
Judge strikes Righthaven website domain demand
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Things went from bad to worse on Friday for Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC when a judge rejected Righthaven’s standard copyright infringement lawsuit demand that defendants forfeit their website domain names to Righthaven.
Judge unseals Review-Journal/Righthaven contract
Friday, April 15, 2011
A federal judge in Las Vegas on Friday unsealed the agreement for prosecuting copyright infringement lawsuits between Righthaven LLC and Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC.
Men named in poker indictment already tied to Las Vegas fraud case
Friday, April 15, 2011
Two of the men arrested in today's national Internet poker crackdown are already tied to a massive fraud case being prosecuted by the Federal Trade Commission in Las Vegas.
After Righthaven defies judge, observers question company's motives
Friday, April 15, 2011
Some Righthaven LLC watchers are wondering if the Las Vegas company is plotting to have the judge handling all of its Colorado copyright lawsuits disqualified from presiding over those cases.
Righthaven challenges judge in copyright case
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC on Thursday said a judge in Colorado was wrong to strike its commentary from a recent court filing, and Righthaven refiled the commentary at issue.
Boyd Gaming files trademark lawsuit over use of Stardust name
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas sued a website domain name owner Thursday, charging he's misusing Boyd's Stardust trademarks for Internet gambling sites.
MGM Grand sues contractor over 2010 chlorine leak that hospitalized 26
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The MGM Grand hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip has sued a pool maintenance contractor, charging it's responsible for a chlorine leak last summer that sent 26 pool patrons to the hospital.
Nonunion contractors sue Clark County over jail renovation project
Thursday, April 14, 2011
A group representing nonunion contractors is suing Clark County, charging they've been unfairly disqualified from bidding on a $30 million project to renovate the county jail in downtown Las Vegas.
British bookmaker enters U.S. market, buys two Nevada sports book operators
Thursday, April 14, 2011
American Wagering Inc. of Las Vegas, owner of the Leroy's sports books, is being acquired by British sports betting company William Hill PLC.
Defense attorneys want Righthaven to pay up
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC faces more problems in its most-regretted lawsuit, the one over a Denver Post photo that it dismissed Sunday against autistic North Carolina blogger Brian D. Hill.
Station Casinos' subsidiaries join bankruptcy case
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
As the 2009 Station Casinos Inc. bankruptcy case in Nevada heads towards a conclusion, numerous of its subsidiaries and joint ventures filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization petitions on Tuesday as expected.
More defendants fighting Righthaven copyright lawsuits
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
With a judge in Colorado already critical of Righthaven LLC, the Las Vegas copyright enforcement company faces more work there in the form of dismissal motions in two more cases.
Clark County School District sues teachers' union over spending
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Facing steep budget cuts, the Clark County School District is suing the local teachers' union in hopes of avoiding a deadlock over certain spending reductions. The district filed suit Friday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas against the Clark County Education Association.
Former employee sues nightclub operator over alleged harassment
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
A second former female employee at the Nine Group in Las Vegas is suing the nightclub and restaurant operator, charging that under the prior management she lost her job after complaining of sexual harassment there.
Rick's Cabaret adult club shuts down in Las Vegas
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Rick's Cabaret International Inc. said today it has shut down its Las Vegas topless dancing club in order to eliminate losses as it seeks a buyer for the property.
Judge strikes Righthaven warning from court record
Monday, April 11, 2011
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC on Sunday voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against autistic blogger Brian D. Hill, which had evolved into a public relations disaster for Righthaven and its partner the Denver Post.
Caesars Entertainment, Florida man in legal battle over 'Octavius Tower' name
Monday, April 11, 2011
A Florida man and his company own an "Octavius Tower" trademark and have ordered Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip to stop using the mark. Caesars, owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp., disputes the claims of ownership by Marcel July of Port Charlotte, Fla., and his company Octavius Tower LLC.
Ed Guthrie: The voice of Opportunity Village
As executive director of huge Las Vegas charity Opportunity Village, Ed Guthrie has a voice—and is he ever using it.
Monday, April 11, 2011
With the Nevada economy the way it is, and most everything in the state budget on the chopping block, you’d think Ed Guthrie would be wringing his hands worrying about the future of Opportunity Village.
Copyright lawsuit filed over sports-betting content
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas has expanded into a new line of copyright enforcement: the protection of online sports-betting content.
Righthaven is best known for suing websites, bloggers and message board posters over material it obtains from the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Denver Post.
Lawsuit: Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas missed payments to Paris Hilton
Friday, April 8, 2011
The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas has failed to pay Paris Hilton $200,000 for two promotional appearances in 2009, a new lawsuit alleges.
Nevada Commerce Bank fails, taken over by City National Bank
Friday, April 8, 2011
Nevada Commerce Bank in Las Vegas has failed and its deposits and branches are being taken over by City National Bank, the state Financial Institutions Division said today.
Contractors sue union, executive over alleged racial discrimination
Friday, April 8, 2011
Five contractors sued Laborers International Union of North America locals in Las Vegas and a union executive Friday, alleging racial discrimination.
Righthaven hits porn defendant with hypocrisy charge
Friday, April 8, 2011
Las Vegas newspaper copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC is accusing one of its defendants of hypocrisy -- for first fighting copyright infringements and then allegedly infringing on Righthaven's material.
Las Vegas home sales increase in March as prices drop
Friday, April 8, 2011
Home buyers continued to find bargains in the Las Vegas area in March as prices fell, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Friday.
Denver judge critical of Righthaven lawsuit tactics
Thursday, April 7, 2011
A federal judge in Denver on Thursday criticized the litigation tactics of Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC. Senior U.S. District Judge John L. Kane made the comments in a ruling that could signal difficulties down the road for Righthaven.
Eva Longoria's Beso hit with allegations of harassment, unpaid taxes
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Eva Longoria's Beso restaurant and Eve nightclub in Las Vegas face new legal challenges in the form of a sexual harassment complaint and allegations about unpaid taxes.
Feds: Las Vegas companies tricked consumers seeking payday loans
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission is suing several Las Vegas companies and two individuals it says have been victimizing consumers by tricking them into paying over and over again for worthless services related to payday loans.
UNLV president sees education funding as an investment
Thursday, April 7, 2011
With unemployment in Las Vegas running at 13.6 percent, even college graduates are finding it tough to find jobs. The recession has decimated state general fund revenue, which is projected at $5.8 billion for the coming biennium.