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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...

A legendary rock 'n' roll club in Liverpool, England is suing the owners of the Hard Rock Café chain of restaurants over the use of its name. The copyright infringement lawsuit, filed in Las Vegas, accuses some of the Hard Rock locations of using the club's...

The would-be backers of the failed Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino and resort have filed a $700 million lawsuit against the company behind the project. They are accusing the company of committing "massive fraud" investors by covering up problems with the Fontainebleau...

A Las Vegas man who claims to have once owned the largest collection of vintage 16mm pornographic films in the world is suing the woman he hired to appraise certain pieces of his collection after the IRS rejected most of his claimed deductions based on those...

When you send your young child to day care while you go to work, you are putting your trust in the facility's employees that the child will be closely supervised and kept out of harm's way as much as possible. But one Las Vegas day care center has allegedly broken...

As this blog has previously mentioned, there are some times where it is more strategic to agree to a settlement than prove your company has been falsely accused of employment discrimination. Going through litigation could open your company up to negative publicity or...

Everyone in Las Vegas has heard of Shaquille O'Neal. The long-time basketball player and former Phoenix Sun has recently had to deal with an off-the-court challenge, a trademark infringement lawsuit. O'Neal recently won his lawsuit against an online sports apparel and...

Employment discrimination cases can be extremely difficult for businesses -- it is hard to convince clients, consumers and customers that your business doesn't discriminate. When a current or former employee sues you, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, it...