Did Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC play a federal judge last year? And is it now payback time for the judge? That’s the question raised in two orders issued last week.
Some Righthaven LLC watchers are wondering if the Las Vegas company is plotting to have the judge handling all of its Colorado copyright lawsuits disqualified from presiding over those cases.
A column today on the Corporate Counsel/law.com website suggests The Associated Press is beefing up efforts for news creators to be paid for their work -- but in doing so won't be working with Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC.
For Las Vegas copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC, today's news so far is pretty much the same story as Tuesday: A new lawsuit has been filed, while two more lawsuits were dismissed after Righthaven failed to show the defendants were served.
Neither adverse publicity nor unfavorable court rulings are deterring copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas from filing new lawsuits. On Monday, it filed at least its 251st lawsuit.
Righthaven LLC copyright infringement lawsuit defendant Brian D. Hill's attorneys filed a 56-page motion for dismissal on Monday -- and as a kicker asked the court to require Righthaven to pay their fees as a penalty.
One year ago, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters could feel confident they controlled the news content they created. It was understood that competing and special-interest websites couldn't appropriate that content and post it without authorization.
It appears the Nevada Development Authority's timing couldn't have been better Friday in launching a recruiting drive targeting Chicago-area businesses.
A federal judge in Denver wasted no time Tuesday in granting Righthaven LLC copyright infringement lawsuit defendant Brian D. Hill an extra 20 days to beef up his answer to Righthaven's lawsuit.
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC said Monday it's been in "substantive confidential settlement negotiations" with the attorney for North Carolina lawsuit defendant Brian D. Hill.
One of the Righthaven LLC copyright infringement lawsuits over the Denver Post "TSA enhanced pat-down" photo has turned into a public relations debacle for Las Vegas-based Righthaven.
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC and its co-owner, Net Sortie Systems LLC, are no longer listed as in "default" by the Nevada Secretary of State business licensing system. They're now "active" after their renewal information was submitted and then posted by the Secretary of State's office on Tuesday.
Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC is promoting itself with a newly-active website, righthaven.com. On its website, Righthaven calls itself "the nation's pre-eminent copyright enforcer." Competitors like Attributor Corp. and the US Copyright Group may beg to differ ...
For more than a decade now, Beverly Hillbillies star Max Baer Jr. has been hoping to build his "Jethro Bodine's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion and Casino" near Carson City.
So far, Jeff Soffer and his Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC have the upper hand in their public relations war against banks that have threatened to halt $790 million in funding for the $2.9 billion Fontainebleau Resort under construction on the Las Vegas Strip.
This sounds entertaining: Chicken Ranch brothel owner Kenneth Green has called a news conference for Friday in Las Vegas to demand that politicians do something about illegal prostitution here, which he calls a multibillion-dollar industry.
Wall Street credit analysts are out with more reports on the gaming industry and one has a decidedly "good news/bad news tone." CreditSights analysts Chris Snow and Frank Lee issued a report noting "spring is in the air" -- a reference to investors warming up to gaming securities as optimism builds about the broader economy.
Concerns about a glut of office and retail space in the Las Vegas Valley aren't stopping some brave developers from adding even more space to the market.
Wall Street credit raters on Wednesday unleashed a flurry of negative reports involving Las Vegas, with Harrah's and General Growth Properties receiving much of the attention.
Type "gastric band Las Vegas" into Google and the top result is for the Gastric Band Institute, with the header "Free Informational Seminar on Gastric Band and Bypass Surgery."
Former Congressman Jon Porter is included in a Bloomberg News story on the booming lobbying industry and the revolving door between Congress and lobbying companies.
The economic slowdown apparently isn't the only financial issue facing the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. The chamber, which laid off staff this week, also filed suit seeking advertising revenue and royalties from the publisher of two of its publications.
Everyone is pulling for the Las Vegas economy to turn around, and soon.
But forecaster after forecaster is being extra cautious. After all, just a year ago few realized how deep the recession would be both locally and nationally.
That's what Las Vegas attorneys are asking illusionist Steve Wyrick.
A marketing company last month sued Wyrick, two performers and several businesses associated with him, alleging they failed to pay for advertising expenses for shows at Wyrick's theater.
One of the reasons newspapers, magazines and companies issue "Best of" and "Worst of" lists is to generate readership and attract customers. Keeping that in mind, we couldn't resist sharing this:
Dennis Hof, owner of one of Nevada's legal brothels, has weighed in on a proposal for the state to ease its budget troubles by imposing a $5 per-day excise tax on customers of prostitutes.
It's probably not as ominous as it sounds, but a dispute over a bagel business at the Suncoast hotel-casino in Las Vegas has led to the filing of a racketeering lawsuit.
Attorneys Noel Gage and Janelle Lavigne hit Coast Hotels and Casinos Inc. with the suit March 30 in Clark County District Court. Their clients, the Bagel Cafe at the casino and its owners, claim the Suncoast has been falsifying reimbursements for gamblers' slot club points the cafe accepts for food and beverage purchases. The lawsuit also claims the Suncoast has been trying to pirate away key employees.
In a story in Barron's arguing the stock of NV Energy is undervalued, it was noted that key electrical customers of NV Energy -- casino resorts --- are facing hard times because of the recession.
Why would Las Vegas Sands Corp. board member Michael Leven want to take over as president and chief operating officer at the gaming company, replacing the ousted William Weidner?