Nevada

Judge decries ‘abusive litigation tactics’ and ‘overheated rhetoric’ in multiple discovery motions

A federal magistrate judge, who is fed up with a flurry of motions over discovery disputes, is ordering the parties to “work in a cooperative, civil manner” to present their disputes to the court in two joint statements. “The court has indulged the parties’ abusive litigation tactics for long enough,”…

Jul 25, 2018 6:10 AM CDT

MGM Resorts uses an obscure law to sue Las Vegas mass shooting victims

In a filing dated July 13, MGM argues that a post-9/11 federal law called the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002 shields them from liability.

Jul 17, 2018 12:59 PM CDT

Judge halts execution over suit filed by drugmaker

A Nevada judge has blocked the execution of an inmate who sought to die based on objections of a drugmaker that wants its midazolam returned.

Jul 11, 2018 5:34 PM CDT

Ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn sues over lawyer’s ‘leering’ accusation in press release

Former casino mogul Steve Wynn has sued civil rights lawyer Lisa Bloom over a press release that claimed he had leered at dancers forced to wear only bras and panties during rehearsals. Wynn’s defamation suit says he has a degenerative eye disease that left him legally blind for nearly two…

Apr 11, 2018 7:30 AM CDT

Federal judge in Nevada throws out charges against Cliven Bundy and sons, slams government

After finding that FBI evidence was not disclosed to the defense before trial along with “flagrant misconduct” by prosecutors, a federal judge threw out charges in Nevada against cattleman Cliven Bundy, sons Ryan and Ammon, and Bundy supporter Ryan W. Payne. Monday’s dismissal with prejudice by U.S. District Judge Gloria…

Jan 8, 2018 4:55 PM CST

Vegas lawyer is suspended partly for Facebook comments accusing judge of religious bias

The Nevada Supreme Court has suspended a Las Vegas lawyer for six months partly because he accused a judge of religious discrimination on Facebook.

Nov 22, 2017 11:03 AM CST

Judge delays execution because of concerns about drug in new cocktail

At least two states are planning to try new combinations of execution drugs that include the opioid painkiller fentanyl. One of those states is Nevada, which wants to use a combination of the sedative diazepam, fentanyl and the paralyzing agent cisatracurium, The Marshall Project reported last summer. Concerns about cisatracurium…

Nov 10, 2017 4:10 PM CST

ACLU sues Nevada, alleging constitutionally inadequate indigent defense system

The ACLU of Nevada has sued the state, alleging that indigent defense in rural counties is so inadequate—and so poorly overseen by state authorities—that the defense provided is insufficient under the Sixth Amendment. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the ACLU’s complaint focuses specifically on rural counties where indigent defense…

Nov 7, 2017 2:30 PM CST

Brain of Las Vegas gunman will be examined by Stanford neuropathologist

The brain of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock is being shipped to a neuropathologist in California who will check for abnormalities that could explain why Paddock fired into a concert crowd, killing 58 people.

Oct 27, 2017 10:37 AM CDT

Suits over Las Vegas mass shooting face obstacles, including federal law protecting gun makers

Lawsuits filed in the Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 people dead face several obstacles–including a 2005 federal law that protects gun manufacturers and sellers from civil claims brought by gunshot victims. At least two suits have been filed that target makers of the “bump stock” device used by…

Oct 12, 2017 12:54 PM CDT

Program helps inmates learn to ‘gentle’ horses at Nevada ranch

Inmates at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center are training wild horses in a “gentling” process that is also benefiting the inmates. Hank Curry, the cowboy who runs the program, “had to kind of gentle me,” says inmate John Harris. He tells the New York Times he first took an aggressive…

Oct 10, 2017 4:22 PM CDT

Emotional distress suit is filed in Las Vegas shooting against makers of ‘bump stocks’

Updated: Three people who witnessed the mass shooting earlier this month at a Las Vegas music festival have filed a would-be class action lawsuit against the makers and sellers of "bump stocks," the device used by the gunman to accelerate gunfire from his semi-automatic weapon.

Oct 10, 2017 3:00 PM CDT

Cases raise questions about adult guardianship and lawyer-hospital relationships

Cases in Michigan and South Carolina are raising questions about lawyers who receive guardianship appointments as a result of their relationships with hospitals.

Oct 10, 2017 7:45 AM CDT

Lawyer whose firm defended casino in Vegas shooter’s tort case says he was ‘slovenly’ and ‘unkempt’

A Las Vegas lawyer whose firm defended a casino in a slip-and-fall case brought by Stephen Paddock says the Las Vegas mass shooter was “slovenly” and didn’t always make sense.

Oct 3, 2017 9:05 AM CDT

OJ Simpson’s lawyer uses the B-word and other vulgarity to describe Florida Attorney General Bondi

A lawyer for O.J. Simpson lashed out at Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday after she opposed the former football star’s move to Florida from Nevada, where he was recently released on parole after serving nine years in prison for armed robbery. Lawyer Malcolm Lavergne said Simpson is “very,…

Oct 2, 2017 3:52 PM CDT