Readers in Nevada may have heard that Instagram, the online photo sharing service, may have heard that the company recently changed its terms of service. Many users believed at the time that the changes mean that Facebook, Instagram's parent company, will begin using...
Month: December 2012
Class action lawsuit says that landfill is dousing residents in stench
Readers in Las Vegas may be interested to hear about a new class action lawsuit filed on behalf of several residents of another state. The residents say that they are sick of the terrible stench emanating from an area landfill and its operators' lack of action to...
Las Vegas woman convicted of mortgage fraud, gets prison time
A real estate agent from Las Vegas was ordered on Dec. 19 to serve nearly six years in prison for using straw buyers to collect more than $10 million in mortgages. The agent, 58, was convicted of several counts of fraud in May. A number of people were reportedly...
How to prevent employee slip and fall injuries in Las Vegas
Most employers in Las Vegas know that slip and fall injuries suffered at their premises can be costly in terms of personal injury settlements. Also a problem for business owners is when employees are injured in slip and fall accidents. Injured employees may miss time...
Cellphone apps investigated for possible child privacy concerns
The federal government is looking into the issue of whether children's privacy rights in Nevada and elsewhere are being respected by companies which market cellphone apps. If such privacy rights are being violated, it could lead to commercial litigation against the...
Las Vegas taxi union votes to strike after rejecting contract
One of the largest taxi driver unions in Southern Nevada has voted to go on strike starting Dec. 16 unless it and the Yellow-Checker-Star cab company can reach an agreement on a new employment contract by then. The vote came after a fairly surprising rejection of an...
Las Vegas game maker fights back in bank lawsuit
The CEO of Galaxy Gaming Inc., a Las Vegas maker of tabletop casino games, has posted a letter to the company's website giving his side of the story in litigation brought by Bank of America. The suit accuses Galaxy of fraud for allegedly transferring ownership of the...
Trial dates set in litigation over failed CityCenter project
Two civil lawsuits related to the unfinished CityCenter casino and resort on the Las Vegas Strip have been scheduled to commence, though the trial dates are not for many months. The Clark County District Court judge overseeing the litigation set a June 2013 trial date...