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Attorney: State Supreme Court ruling a victory for HOAs

A Las Vegas attorney on Friday said the Nevada Supreme Court gave a legal victory to homeowners associations and their residents when it ruled that “house flippers” who fully paid off liens to quickly sell their investments at huge profits cannot now recoup some of that money.

Using medical pot firing offense in Nevada

Despite the recent arms race to approve medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada, the law is still clear: If you test positive for marijuana — medical marijuana card be damned — your employer can fire you, local labor lawyer Tony Golden said Wednesday.

Attorneys for Sun City Summerlin residents press case to Nevada Supreme Court

Attorneys representing nearly 1,000 Sun City Summerlin residents whose individual damage claims were nearly all rejected by a jury in a massive construction defect dispute took their case to the Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Gambler racks up $12.9 million debt, indictment in Las Vegas

A Canadian real estate businessman was indicted by a grand jury on charges he failed to pay back $12.9 million in gambling debts to two Las Vegas casinos, Clark County prosecutors Wednesday.

Interim financing OK’d for entity that was developing Newton’s estate

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Markell on Monday approved a chief restructuring officer and interim financing for CSD LLC, the entity that was redeveloping entertainer Wayne Newton’s estate into a theme park and museum.

Las Vegas man’s hand plays out with jail time

NEW YORK – A Las Vegas man who processed money illegally for three Internet poker companies whose U.S. operations eventually were shut down was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in prison by a judge who said he played a “catch me if you can” game with the government.