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NTSB investigators return to scene of Lake Mead tour helicopter crash
Friday, Dec. 9, 2011
A federal crash investigator said Friday in Henderson that a Las Vegas tour helicopter that crashed, killing all five people aboard, made a sudden climb and sharp turns moments before plunging into a canyon near Lake Mead.
'Girls Gone Wild' chief suing Wynn over Las Vegas debt
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011
The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire has upped the ante in a legal dispute over a $2 million casino debt with Las Vegas Strip casino mogul Steve Wynn and the Wynn Las Vegas resort.
Henderson doctor pleads not guilty in stem cell case
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011
A prominent Henderson pediatrician pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that he and a man who falsely claimed he was a doctor conspired to implant chronically ill patients with stem cells harvested from human placentas.
Not guilty plea for Desai in Las Vegas hepatitis case
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011
A lawyer for a former physician-owner of Las Vegas-area endoscopy clinics entered a not guilty plea to federal conspiracy and fraud charges stemming from a 2008 hepatitis outbreak that affected thousands of patients.
Jury awards couple $104 million in Las Vegas hepatitis case
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
A jury has found drug companies liable for $104 million in damages in a third product liability lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak four years ago at Las Vegas outpatient colonoscopy clinics.
'Girls Gone Wild' founder wins gambling debt case
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011
A Nevada judge has thrown out a criminal indictment alleging that "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis didn't pay a $2.5 million gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.

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