Sands Singapore resort settles with Asia law group

SINGAPORE -- A Singapore casino-resort owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp. and an Asian lawyers association said Thursday they reached a confidential settlement and dropped lawsuits against each other stemming from the legal group's annual conference at the resort.

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association had asked Singapore's High Court in June to award damages for misrepresentation and breach of agreement. The group said Marina Bay Sands promised world-class facilities but the conference, the resort's first, was beset with problems including a leaky roof, power failures and unfinished hotel rooms.

Marina Bay Sands filed a lawsuit against the IPBA in May, arguing the bar association owed 300,000 Singapore dollars ($220,000) for the conference held May 2 to May 5.

The IPBA said it stopped payment on two checks it had given Marina Bay Sands because the payments were made under duress, force and fear.

"MBS and IPBA regret that a few unforeseen incidents affected the conference," the statement said.