A new lawsuit claims the owner of the closed Roadhouse casino in Henderson interfered with and blocked the proposed sale of the property for $14 million in 2007. Creekside Holdings Inc. filed suit last month against Roadhouse owner Robert McMackin and his company.
A Las Vegas trademark infringement lawsuit over the "Appliance Doctor'' name is heating up, with one side accusing the other of violating a settlement agreement.
Attorneys have more work to do as legal developments unfold in lawsuits pitting disgruntled investors against Las Vegas real estate financier Jeff Guinn and his company, Aspen Financial Services.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits today in Las Vegas against officials it says were associated with the collapse of local medical and financial companies.
The administrator of a bankrupt Illinois company won a $471,250 judgment Thursday against a Las Vegas casino after complaining officials at the firm used company funds to pay gambling debts while it was insolvent.
A Las Vegas businessman says in a new lawsuit he was defrauded by Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson, who already faces a Federal Trade Commission complaint in what the FTC calls an Internet billing scheme that cost consumers nationwide $275 million.
Lenders owed $449 million have asked a New York bankruptcy court to allow them to foreclose on and resell the big Town Square mall and office complex in Las Vegas.
Eva Longoria faces more legal drama as an investor in her Las Vegas restaurant Beso is asking that Beso's Jan. 6 bankruptcy petition be thrown out of court, charging it was filed in bad faith. Attorneys for the investor, Mali Nachum, said in court papers filed Tuesday that Beso at the Crystals mall was "operating at a huge profit margin" while she and her husband Ronen Nachum were managing the restaurant and Eve nightclub.
Homebuilding giant Pulte Home Corp. has agreed to pay $475,000 and improve its lending practices to settle an investigation of deceptive trade practices by the Nevada Attorney General's Office. In papers filed Friday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Pulte didn't admit wrongdoing but nevertheless agreed to the settlement to close a probe that was launched in 2009.
Caesars Palace is suing the millionaire who owns the famed Beverly House estate charging he fraudulently ran up $500,000 in unpaid gambling debts before filing for bankruptcy.
Wrongdoings by Las Vegas Hard Rock hotel-casino employees are one more reason the casino should lose its rights to the Hard Rock brand, the owner of the international Hard Rock brand says.
Beso, the Las Vegas restaurant and nightclub at CityCenter owned by actress Eva Longoria and co-investors, filed for bankruptcy Thursday to restructure nearly $5.7 million in debt and other liabilities.
Las Vegas restaurant and nightclub figure Scott DeGraff has been hit with a $3.9 million judgment in a lawsuit charging he failed to repay a $3 million loan from a group of investors.
Homebuilders that partially own Henderson's stalled Inspirada planned community are firing back against Las Vegas developer John Ritter in the struggle over whether Inspirada should be forced into bankruptcy.
Palms hotel-casino owner George Maloof Jr. in Las Vegas is parting ways with restaurant and nightclub operator Michael Morton and the parties have settled their litigation.
The Las Vegas commercial real estate market took a hit on New Year's Eve with the bankruptcy of another retail center. Three entities that own the Cimarron Square center in the Mountain's Edge planned community filed for Chapter 11.
Investors and creditors face millions of dollars in losses as Indian casino figure R. Shawn Ellis of Las Vegas put another company into Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation Thursday.
Even after Nevada casinos were warned that drug use and other illegal activity wouldn't be tolerated in nightclubs and other venues, Las Vegas Hard Rock hotel-casino employees and supervisors sold drugs and provided private restrooms so patrons could have sex and take drugs, gaming officials allege.
Casino-resort operator Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s top executive in China was told in August he had been fired for working on unauthorized deals and multiple violations of company policy, a recent court filing shows.
Millenium Holding Group Inc. of Henderson, at one time a publicly-traded company pursuing investments in real estate and financial services, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation Tuesday.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. today confirmed the new joint venture Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn is involved with is Monaco QD International Hotels and Resorts Management.
The Las Vegas-area commercial real estate market was hit with another sizable bankruptcy filing Monday, this one involving local pizza and Italian restaurant entrepreneur Carmine Vento.
Steve Wynn has agreed to serve as an outside director for a joint venture between the governments of Monaco and Qatar, and in the process Prince Albert II of Monaco has conferred Monegasque citizenship upon Wynn.
Woman's lawsuit claims company failed to investigate alleged assault
Monday, Dec. 27, 2010
Caesars Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas is fighting back in a lawsuit filed by Andrea McNulty, the former Lake Tahoe casino host who claims she was sexually assaulted by NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Las Vegas newspaper copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC is disputing arguments that one of its lawsuits should be dismissed on fair use and other grounds.
The lawyer for a woman alleging sexual harassment against the N9NE Group and its top executive in Las Vegas is now claiming evidence has been destroyed in her case.
The truTV reality show “Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel” won’t be returning for a fourth season, attorneys have disclosed. The disclosure was made last week in court papers by attorneys for the Las Vegas Hard Rock hotel-casino.
With tens of millions of dollars at stake, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is doing legal battle with creditors and the bankruptcy trustee for the failed Silver State Bank of Henderson.
Analysts at Moody's Investors Service are a bit more optimistic about the U.S. gaming industry, issuing a report Wednesday projecting gaming revenue will grow 1-2 percent and casino operator profits will increase 2-4 percent in 2011.
A Las Vegas chiropractor has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million to settle a federal complaint that he participated in a $34 million investment fraud victimizing hedge fund investors.
Scam led to hundreds of thousands of customers to seek chargebacks, suit alleges
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission sued scores of interrelated Internet companies operating mainly out St. George, Utah, and Las Vegas on Tuesday saying they victimized hundreds of thousands of consumers by charging their credit cards and debit cards without authorization.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today said Black Gaming LLC has agreed to pay $60,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit involving one of its Mesquite casinos.
Insurer claims it was bilked by professionals seeking phony profit
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010
A major insurer says it was victimized by an elaborate conspiracy involving insurance fraud, unnecessary medical care and kickbacks, according to a federal racketeering lawsuit filed Monday in Las Vegas.
Holder entities say bankers rigged sale of casino loan in favor of buyer
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010
A company that lost six casino properties in Northern Nevada to foreclosure sued bank officials and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday, charging the bankers rigged the sale of a casino loan to favor the buyer.
A Las Vegas apartment and condominium complex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization last week to block a foreclosure sale planned by City National Bank.
The bankruptcy liquidator for an Illinois company tainted by fraud is encountering resistance in his efforts to recover millions of dollars he says was wrongly sent to Las Vegas casinos to cover gambling debts.
Another lawsuit was filed Friday in the ongoing battle over fees Las Vegas-area collection companies charge to homeowners — and investors in foreclosed properties — over debts to their homeowner associations.
Dan Lee, former CEO of casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas, hit Pinnacle with a counterclaim this week in their legal battle over Lee's proposed casino resort in Louisiana.
Cumulus Media Inc. of Atlanta today said it wants to buy competing radio station owner Citadel Broadcasting Corp. of Las Vegas in a deal valuing Citadel at $2.1 billion.