Legal

Court overturns $6.6 million judgment for man injured at Palms

The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned a $6.6 million judgment awarded to a man whose knee was injured as souvenirs were tossed to the crowd while he was...

Beastie Boys rapper testifies in case vs. Monster

The Beastie Boys rapper Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz leaves federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in New York with his wife Kathleen Hanna after testifying at a copyright trial stemming from a lawsuit his musical group brought against a beverage maker over the use of five of their songs in a video.

A Beastie Boys rapper says the legendary hip-hop group would never license songs to endorse commercial products. Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz testified in ...

‘Eyesore’ news racks along Strip to be replaced by county-owned, uniform racks

A man checks out a newsrack on the Strip near Spring Mountain Road containing magazines advertising female entertainers who will travel to homes and hotel rooms.

The decision affects 288 news rack locations on the Strip. Commissioners have called the racks eyesores that clog sidewalks. Many of the current racks display adult-themed publications that feature …

130 prospective lawyers pass Nevada bar exam

Of the 130, 51 list an out-of-state address, most from California but one from …

Billboard Awards can use Michael Jackson hologram

Michael Jackson performs during his "HIStory Tour Part II" across Germany and Europe at the Weserstadion in Bremen, Germany, on May 31, 1997.

Judge Kent Dawson issued a ruling Friday saying there wasn't enough evidence to show the hologram would violate …

Widower sues Summerlin Hospital in TB case

A man who lost his wife and at least one twin daughter to tuberculosis after the disease went undiagnosed has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Las Vegas hospital. Ruben White's suit, filed Tuesday, names ...

Melbourne’s Crown casino chases down $8 million debt from elusive Chinese high-roller

Crown casino is chasing a high roller for about $8 million after the VIP punter allegedly blew a fortune during a two-week gambling binge. The gaming giant gave ­Chinese mystery man Zhao Li access to...

Nevada Supreme Court upholds Wynn's $7.5M judgment against 'Girls Gone Wild' founder

Steven Wynn speaks to the media during the opening of the Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday, October 27, 2013.

Justices said the soft-porn video empire founder's last-minute attempts to challenge the default were an attempt to stall proceedings. In 2012, Wynn was awarded …

Joe Downtown: Clark County public defenders form union, face battle with administrators

Very quietly, lawyers in the Office of the Clark County Public Defender have formed a union, a move they feel is key to obtaining pay equity with ...

Las Vegas double-amputee hopes to bolster legal case with help of Google Glass

Gary Verrazono sorts his mail Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Glass operates like a wearable smartphone, equipped with a camera and hands-free access to the Internet via a thumbnail-sized screen projected in front of the user’s eye. Rather than have clients explain the impact of their injury or show a jury through third-person video, Glass’ first-person camera puts the jury in …

Spurned in attempt to buy NFC Championship tickets, Las Vegan sues NFL, Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks' Heath Farwell leads his team onto the field during the first half of the NFL football NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

A Las Vegas football fan has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $50 million because he couldn’t buy tickets to the NFC Championship game in Seattle due to …

California mom, TSA settle breast milk lawsuit

A Southern California woman who was detained at the Phoenix airport four years ago after refusing to have her breast milk X-rayed has …

Family law attorney warns high times might lead to loss of custody

Medical marijuana is shown in a home in this 2010 file photo.

As Southern Nevada readies for expanded access to medical marijuana, legal experts have a warning for parents: One of the drug's myriad effects is its heavy sway on …

Jury asked to award comedian Wallace millions over injury at Bellagio

Comedian George Wallace appears in court for his lawsuit against Bellagio on Friday, March 21, 2014, in Las Vegas.

A jury in Las Vegas is being asked to award more than $7.1 million in lost earnings to comedian George Wallace for a leg injury he says he suffered while performing in ...

Officials announce $1.1 billion for cleanup of contaminated Henderson industrial site

More than $1 billion will be paid to a trust responsible for cleaning up a former chemical manufacturing site in Henderson that has led to contamination in Lake Mead. The money is part of a $5.15 billion settlement involving …