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A $2 million gambling marker is the source of four lawsuits between Wynn Las Vegas and Joe Francis, the founder of "Girls Gone Wild." In the flurry of litigation, Wynn accuses Francis of failing to pay the gambling debt, which he incurred during a visit to the casino...

Despite assurances from MGM Mirage executives that a project to build a combination casino and resort on the Las Vegas Strip was "progressing nicely" and "on budget," in reality the project was suffering from construction and financing problems, according to an...

The heads of a former Internet poker company have been sued again, this time by four former customers who say the two men used the plaintiffs' money to pay themselves bonuses and loans. The accused company, Full Tilt Poker, is out of operation more than a year after...

A musical group promoting itself as The Platters in Las Vegas has become the target of a commercial litigation lawsuit. An original member of the band is accusing the group of trademark infringement. The suit was filed during the first week in April, with the original...

Television host Keith Olbermann has filed a $50 million breach of contract lawsuit against Current TV, the Al Gore-created cable news channel that housed Olbermann's "Countdown" show until he was fired at the end of March. Olbermann is accusing Current executives of...

A shareholder in the Internet discount provider Groupon has filed a lawsuit against the company accusing executives of deliberately fudging its revenue numbers for the fourth quarter of 2011. The company's revised profit number, which is $14.3 million lower than its...

A woman who was arrested and taken to Clark County Jail on a day in 2010 when TV cameras were rolling is claiming that the producers behind the series "Inside American Jail" defamed her by calling her a "naughty girl" and used her likeness without permission. She is...

We have discussed the dueling lawsuits between Wynn Resorts' founder and chairman Steven Wynn and one of the company's board members over a $135 million donation to the University of Macau several times in this blog. Now a third party has entered into litigation over...

A company that produces accompaniment tracks for karaoke machines has filed a massive trademark infringement lawsuit against 99 Las Vegas casinos, bars and karaoke jockeys. The suit, filed by Slep-Tone Entertainment Corp., seeks $500 million for what the company says...

As it prepares for a lawsuit from a fellow Internet giant, social media company Facebook has bought 750 patents from IBM for a range of tech-related products. The purchase is part of a strategy to increase the company's intellectual property and build up its...