Legal

Righthaven foe says cases are key to free speech

Local attorney Marc John Randazza

Las Vegas attorney Marc John Randazza likes a good fight — particularly if it involves free speech and the First Amendment.

24 September 2012
By Steve Green

Judge dismisses Dotty's slot parlor lawsuit against Clark County

Cindy Clark plays a slot machine at Dotty's near Eastern and Serene in Henderson on Thursday, March 24, 2011.

A federal judge on Friday threw out the Dotty’s tavern and slot parlor chain lawsuit against Clark County, ruling county commissioners have broad powers to regulate such locals’ gaming establishments.

21 September 2012
By Steve Green

Wynn Resorts disputes regulatory claim of dissident board member

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn, right, talks with Kazuo Okada during a Gaming Commission hearing Thursday, June 17, 2004, in Carson City, where Okada received approval for a license for his Japanese Aruze Corporation to manufacture and sell slot machines in Nevada.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. is disputing a key argument by dissident Wynn board member Kazuo Okada as Okada presses to be reinstated as the company’s largest shareholder. As he heads toward an October court showdown with Wynn Resorts, Okada has challenged the company’s move in February to redeem his shares and replace them at a 30 percent discount with a $1.9 billion note.

21 September 2012
By Steve Green

Judge dismisses restaurant operators' lawsuit against Boulder City

The Boulder City Council is expected to decide later this month whether to continue seeking thousands of dollars of back rent and cleanup costs from the former operator of its golf course restaurant.

19 September 2012
By Dave Toplikar

Judge revives action in forgotten Righthaven case

A federal judge is refusing to let Righthaven LLC off the hook, reviving action in one of its cases Tuesday after saying it "fell through the cracks."

19 September 2012
By Steve Green

Wynn returns fire on Okada over shareholder letter

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn, right, talks with Kazuo Okada during a Gaming Commission hearing Thursday, June 17, 2004, in Carson City, where Okada received approval for a license for his Japanese Aruze Corporation to manufacture and sell slot machines in Nevada.

Casino resort owner Wynn Resorts Ltd. fired back Tuesday at board member Kazuo Okada in their dispute over whether Okada can make nominations to the Wynn board. Okada issued an open letter to shareholders Monday as part of a regulatory filing in the dispute.

18 September 2012
By Steve Green

Ex-nightclub kingpin sues former partners over $700,000 loan

Former Las Vegas nightclub kingpin Steve “Stevie D.” Davidovici has filed a lawsuit seeking payment of a two-year, $700,000 loan he made to his former partners in a Strip nightclub.

18 September 2012
By Dave Toplikar

Postponing decision, county finds possible new argument to restrict Strip handbillers

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.

Clark County lawyers and Strip casino operators may have inadvertently been given a remedy to an issue that has vexed them for years: What to do about handbillers, many of whom hand out girlie/adult pamphlets, to tourists on the Strip.

18 September 2012
By Joe Schoenmann

Okada releases shareholder letter critical of Steve Wynn

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn, right, talks with Kazuo Okada during a Gaming Commission hearing Thursday, June 17, 2004, in Carson City, where Okada received approval for a license for his Japanese Aruze Corporation to manufacture and sell slot machines in Nevada.

Heading toward a court showdown, Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada today released a letter to Wynn Resorts Ltd. shareholders criticizing Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn. The Wynn board of directors has canceled Okada’s $2.9 billion stock position and replaced it at a 30 percent discount with a $1.9 billion note.

17 September 2012
By Steve Green

Judge fines Las Vegas Sands $25,000 for failing to disclose information in lawsuit

A state judge on Friday fined Las Vegas Sands Corp. $25,000 for failing to disclose that key information in a fired executive’s lawsuit had been transferred from China to the United States.

14 September 2012
By Steve Green

Settlement OK'd in suit involving planned Elvis Presley resort

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over a failed real estate investment that would have included an Elvis Presley-themed casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

13 September 2012
By Steve Green

Tip income must be added to workers' comp benefits, court rules

Employees who receive tip income are going to get a "windfall" if they are injured on the job.

13 September 2012
By Cy Ryan

Lawsuit seeks to block Desai bankruptcy discharge

Dr. Dipak Desai appears in court for a competency hearing Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.

The trustee appointed in the bankruptcy case against Dipak Desai, the Las Vegas physician at the center of the 2007-2008 hepatitis C scare, has filed a lawsuit asking the court to deny Desai’s bankruptcy discharge.

12 September 2012
By Dave Toplikar

Casino supply company exec countersues former employer

A Las Vegas casino supply company executive accused of misappropriating trade secrets has countersued his former employer.

12 September 2012
By Steve Green

Las Vegas-based casino industry supplier sues former exec

Las Vegas-based casino industry supplier Gaming Partners International has sued a former sales executive, accusing him of misappropriation of its trade secrets.

10 September 2012
By Steve Green
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