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Figure in Review-Journal sale becomes an issue in Las Vegas Sands lawsuit

A disgraced Connecticut newspaper owner associated with casino mogul Sheldon Adelson’s recent purchase of the Review-Journal has emerged as a figure in a long-running lawsuit that involves allegations that Adelson tolerated organized crime ties at his properties in Macau.

Allegiant pilot files lawsuit over being fired for emergency landing

When Capt. Jason Kinzer brought Allegiant Air Flight 864 in for an emergency landing on June 8 and ordered the evacuation of passengers from the twin-engine MD-80 jet at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in Florida, he followed what he thought was the safest procedure for his passengers and crew.

Former executive: Sands had ‘deal’ in place

Las Vegas Sands Corp. had a “business­man’s deal” of what one-time consultant Richard Suen had to accomplish in Macau to earn a success fee, but never put it into a written contract, former President and Chief Operating Officer William Weidner testified in court Thursday.