A federal judge today denied a second attempt by Las Vegas Sun Editor and Publisher Brian Greenspun to prevent what Greenspun contends is a bid by the Las Vegas Review-Journal to gain a media monopoly in Southern Nevada.
25 September 2013
By Ed Komenda
A deaf Las Vegas woman is suing Bank of America in federal court over claims that it repeatedly denied her requests for an interpreter and then fired her when her performance suffered because of the communication barrier.
25 September 2013
By Bethany Barnes
The law firm that employs one of the lawyers for Las Vegas Sun Editor and Publisher Brian Greenspun asked a federal judge Tuesday for permission to withdraw the attorney from Greenspun’s antitrust lawsuit against Stephens Media, the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s parent company.
25 September 2013
By Ed Komenda
Several hundred Southern Nevada attorneys will be recognized tonight as part of VEGAS INC’s annual “Top Lawyers” program. Honorees were chosen in collaboration with Martindale-Hubble, which for 140 years has ranked attorneys based on the opinions of their colleagues.
20 September 2013
By VEGAS INC Staff
A civil lawsuit against Valley Health Systems and its Centennial Hills Hospital argues former nursing assistant Stevnen Farmer’s past should have startled anyone thinking about hiring him. Farmer also faces criminal charges alleging sexual assault on the woman and others.
19 September 2013
By Bethany Barnes
Las Vegas Sun Editor and Publisher Brian Greenspun has filed a new motion for a temporary restraining order against the owners of the Las Vegas Review-Journal over what he contends is a bid by the R-J to eliminate the Las Vegas Sun and gain a newspaper monopoly.
19 September 2013
By Ed Komenda
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled today that nonresidents sued in a Nevada court must be sent the summons and complaint to complete legal service of the civil complaint.
19 September 2013
By Cy Ryan
Daniel Hamilton has big plans for UNLV’s law school. The Harvard-educated legal scholar recently became the fourth dean of Boyd Law School. Although Boyd was recently named the 68th best law school in the country by U.S. News and World Report, the college is facing daunting challenges.
17 September 2013
By Paul Takahashi
Glen Lerner, the Las Vegas injury attorney who advertises his ability to get clients a check if they’re in a wreck, has been ordered by a Louisiana judge to explain why he shouldn’t be disqualified from representing people affected by the 2010 BP oil spill.
17 September 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
A federal judge today said a lawsuit that would have blocked the termination of a business agreement between the Las Vegas Sun and Las Vegas Review-Journal was premature, leaving the issue to be decided another day.
6 September 2013
By Ed Komenda
The Justice Department is investigating the legality of Stephens Media’s efforts to terminate a business agreement in which its Review-Journal prints and delivers the Las Vegas Sun, according to an attorney for Sun Editor and Publisher Brian Greenspun.
5 September 2013
By Ed Komenda
MGM Resorts International has been ordered to reinstate a wrongfully terminated whistle-blower and pay $325,000 in damages for violating whistle-blower laws.
5 September 2013
By Ed Komenda
Attorneys for Las Vegas Sun Editor and Publisher Brian Greenspun scoffed today at suggestions that the newspaper’s role can be replaced by the likes of publications that target niche audiences such as car buyers, pet fanciers and brides.
4 September 2013
By Ed Komenda
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. has agreed to pay $47.4 million after failing to report millions of dollars it gained from a gambler linked to drug trafficking.
27 August 2013
By Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Lawyers signed a deal Friday to drop a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against celebrity cook Paula Deen, who was dumped by the Food Network and other business partners after she said under oath that she had used racial slurs in the past.
23 August 2013
By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
