Month: December 2011

In our Dec. 14 blog post, we discussed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a Las Vegas-area tour company by the relatives of two of the victims of a Dec. 7 helicopter crash. Now the family of the other couple killed in the incident, the Washington Post is...

A foreclosure processing company being sued by Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's office for fraud is claiming that its due process rights are being violated in the suit. The company, Lender Processing Services Inc., says that Masto violated Nevada law...

A ruling from the 9th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals could have implications for similar copyright infringement lawsuits between entertainment industry companies and video-hosting websites. The appellate court ruled against plaintiff UMG Recording, a music...

A former walk-on for the University of Notre Dame football team whose story of determination inspired millions settled charges filed against him by the Securities and Exchange Commission for nearly $400,000 on Dec. 16. Federal investigators had accused Daniel "Rudy"...

Las Vegas residents may recall seeing advertisements promoting Station Casinos' chain of sports books in 2009. The ad, which can be seen in the article linked below, showed a female model in a skimpy top and shorts holding a hot dog and a squeeze bottle of ketchup....

The families of a newlywed couple who were killed in an accident while riding in a helicopter operated by a Las Vegas sightseeing company have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the company, the Las Vegas Sun is reporting. The husband and wife were two of the...

As we discussed in our Nov. 21 blog post, a group of 46 investors and hedge funds have filed a $700 million lawsuit against the developers of the stalled Fontainebleau casino and resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The plaintiffs leveled an array of allegations against...

The deposition of the CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp. in connection to an employment law case lasted just 10 minutes. After a federal judge's decision on Dec. 5, the two sides will have a second take - at the defendant's expense.The judge is presiding over a lawsuit...

Film star Jesse Eisenberg claims that the producers of a low-budget horror movie are deceiving the public with its promotional material, which suggests that he is the star of the movie. In fact, Eisenberg says, he only has a brief cameo in "Camp Hell," making the...