Month: June 2012

Based on the filing of a trademark infringement lawsuit by a Las Vegas casino hotel, a federal judge has issued an injunction ordering a website operated by Marchex Sales Inc. to be shut down. The order was issued June 22 in federal district court in Las Vegas at the...

Those who read our June 6 blog post may be curious about the results of a lawsuit brought by actor Stephen Baldwin against fellow thespian Kevin Costner earlier in June. We can now report that Baldwin and the other plaintiff have lost their suit after the jury found...

Two Nevada residents who operated schools to teach professional makeup application say that they should not have to get cosmetology licenses as required by the State Board of Cosmetology. The women, who encountered heavy fines when they attempted to run their...

The legal struggle between Wynn Resorts Ltd. and one of its board members includes new litigation and fresh accusations on both sides. In the latest developments, the board member has filed another lawsuit against Wynn to undo the company's forcible buyback of his...

A group of ten people who were passengers aboard a JetBlue flight when the pilot entered the cabin saying, "we're all going down," have filed a lawsuit against the airline. Though none of the plaintiffs suffered significant physical injuries during the incident, which...

A nonprofit organization that won dismissal of a copyright lawsuit against a company known primarily for filing no-notice litigation against website and blog owners is asking a federal judge to dismiss the company's appeal as well. The nonprofit is arguing that the...

Do readers in Nevada remember the 1995 film "Waterworld"? The now-infamous flop starred Kevin Costner and was about a future world with a shortage of drinking water. It was during the making of that movie that Costner first developed an interest in using centrifuges...

Las Vegas is the 30th-largest city in the U.S., but a new study indicates that the city is outpunching its weight class when it comes to dubious slip-and-fall personal injury claims against local businesses. The report, released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau,...

A man who was badly beaten while staying at a Las Vegas hotel and casino in 2010 has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the casino, accusing management of failing to prevent the assault by providing proper security. His attorney says the man suffered bleeding on...