Nevada

Lawyer who faked records of court-ordered counseling should get 5-year suspension, panel recommends

A remorseful Nevada criminal defense lawyer who filed or helped file forged court records in 91 cases should be suspended from practice for five years, an attorney discipline panel has recommended. Brian Bloomfield filed the documents as part of a scheme to provide fake certificates of completion of court-ordered counseling…

Jul 30, 2015 11:15 AM CDT

Mötley Crüe frontman settles suit over Facebook password

Mötley Crüe’s frontman filed a Nevada lawsuit sue to get his Facebook password back, after a woman he allowed to manage his social media accounts allegedly refused to provide it. Attorney James Kohl represents Vince Neil, and told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that no money was paid by his client…

Jul 23, 2015 11:20 AM CDT

Lawyer loses suit about blog posts, then sues Google over online comments they sparked

A Nevada attorney’s lawsuit against blogger Legal Eagle over posts to Wild Wild Law made in 2008 and 2009 was dismissed earlier this year on statute of limitations grounds. So Adam Kutner tried again, and is now suing the blog’s alleged Web host, Google Inc., over disparaging 2013 online comments…

Jul 8, 2015 10:30 AM CDT

Law firm sues Vegas casino for refund of $3.4M they say partner transferred for gambling

A Georgia real estate boutique has filed a federal lawsuit against a high-end Las Vegas casino hotel, seeking a refund of some $3.4 million they say a former managing partner transferred there for gambling. Former name partner Nathan Hardwick IV was invited by the Cosmopolitan in 2012 to open an…

Jul 2, 2015 11:30 AM CDT

Supreme Court agrees to reconsider whether unwilling state can be hauled into another state’s court

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case in which a California tax agency claims it was treated unfairly in Nevada courts. The Supreme Court granted cert on Tuesday in Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, a case pitting the tax board against a taxpayer accused of evading state…

Jun 30, 2015 10:48 AM CDT

Judge orders return of $167K seized from motorist, says federal prosecutors didn’t tell whole story

A federal judge in Nevada has ordered the government to return $167,000 seized from a slow-driving motorist in an opinion that chastised federal prosecutors for failing to disclose the driver had been subjected to two traffic stops only 50 minutes apart. U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks said in his June…

Jun 25, 2015 2:06 PM CDT

Lawyer spends a night in jail over his attitude about being selected for jury duty

All a Nevada lawyer said was “thanks a lot” as he headed past the courtroom’s attorney tables after being selected for jury duty on Monday morning. But that was enough to get Kurt Smith in hot water with District Judge Ron Israel, who overheard the remark, the Las Vegas Review-Journal…

Jun 5, 2015 1:05 PM CDT

Disbarment sought for lawyer in scheme that provided phony certificates of completion to court

State bar officials are seeking to disbar a suspended Nevada criminal defense lawyer who helped provide false certificates of completion of court-ordered counseling and community service. Brian Bloomfield has been cooperating with prosecutors after taking a felony plea in a criminal case related to the phony certificates filed for misdemeanor…

May 28, 2015 10:35 AM CDT

15-lawyer team exiting Gordon Silver to form new firm

Following an announcement that 15 attorneys are leaving to form a new Las Vegas law firm, Gordon Silver is pondering its future. The nearly 50-year-old firm, which is one of the oldest and biggest in Nevada, opened a new office in Los Angeles last month with three bankruptcy attorneys from…

May 13, 2015 10:45 AM CDT

After the ‘Fight of the Century,’ new parties seek to duke it out with Mayweather, Pacquiao in court

Three days after Floyd Mayweather cruised to victory over Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on Saturday in what was billed as the Fight of the Century, new opponents are seeking a share of the all-time-record prize money. Two fans filed a federal class action lawsuit in Nevada on Tuesday contending…

May 6, 2015 3:30 PM CDT

Diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder helped lawyer rebound from suspension

A Las Vegas lawyer says he’s tired of worrying about clients learning of his past and lawyers talking about him behind his back. Alex Ghibaudo decided it would be better to talk about problems that led to a five-year suspension and his rebound that helped him win reinstatement last year,…

Apr 21, 2015 6:15 AM CDT

Federal judge nixes evidence from FBI agents who shut off hotel Web service, then posed as repairmen

The Federal Bureau of Investigation overstepped its bounds when it cut off Internet service to the Las Vegas hotel suite in which a Malaysian businessman was staying and then posed as repairmen sent to fix the service, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon suppressed the…

Apr 17, 2015 3:15 PM CDT

Man’s false claims to have placed bombs in federal courthouse get him 6 years

A Nevada man who falsely claimed to have placed bombs under the desks of two federal judges in a Las Vegas courthouse last year was sentenced Tuesday to 75 months in prison. Clifford James Schuett, 60, pleaded guilty in December to threatening to kill or cause damage through the use…

Apr 9, 2015 3:55 PM CDT

Drop in traffic tickets causes budget shortfall for state supreme court

The Nevada Supreme Court is in a budget bind because motorists in the state are receiving fewer traffic tickets, according to the state’s chief justice. Chief Justice James Hardesty told lawmakers earlier this month that the court will run out of funds by May 1 if lawmakers don’t approve emergency…

Mar 24, 2015 7:57 AM CDT

General counsel, 3 others federally convicted in conspiracy to fleece Las Vegas HOAs

A former general counsel for a condominium association and three other defendants were found guilty Tuesday by a federal jury in Las Vegas of participating in a massive fraud of area homeowner associations. Lawyers for attorney Keith Gregory and the other three individuals said they knew nothing of the scheme…

Mar 18, 2015 12:35 PM CDT