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Some Recent Cases
Licensed in Nevada and California
August 2010 -- Construction Defect Lawsuit against Lennar Homes and Greystone Homes
In August 2010, a construction defect lawsuit against Lennar Homes and Greystone Homes was filed. It involves multiple homes in a newer Henderson community known as Fiesta Park. The defect allegations involve among other things defective foundations, defective framing/structural components, hot/cold potable water defects, lack of insulation, block wall defects, roof defects and resulting drywall/stucco cracks throughout the homes.
August 2010 -- Lawsuit against Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
In August 2010, a lawsuit was filed against the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. It involves a young model who was staying at the hotel while in town on business. She was accused of being a prostitute by hotel security and the security officer propositioned her for sexual favors in exchange for not reporting her to police. The prostitution allegations were completely unsubstantiated and the security officer was terminated. Security video tapes showed the security officer acting strange when interrogated by Hard Rock Hotel security. we are informed and believe the officer had prior incidents and/or arrests in his background, yet the hotel/casino employed him and permitted him to have access to guests like our client. Click here to read story in Las Vegas City Life.
July 2010 -- Lawsuit against Ahern Rentals, Inc.
In July 2010, a lawsuit was filed against Ahern Rentals, Inc. for failing to load a backhoe and/or attach a trailer carrying a backhoe to a sports utility vehicle. This resulted in a collision on I-15 and our client sustained serious injuries as a result.
July 2010 -- Lawsuit against Pinnacle Homes by a Homeowners Association
In July 2010, a lawsuit was filed against Pinnacle Homes concerning common area construction defects at one of its communities, which include but are not limited to: block walls, irrigation lines, street lights, ornamental iron gates, pool defects and mechanical defects in the pool room. Pinnacle Homes failed to offer adequate and complete repairs during the Chapter 40 pre-litigation process.
January 2010 -- Right of Publicity and Misappropriation of Image Lawsuit Filed against Company
A lawsuit was filed due to an out of state company's violation of Nevada's Right of Publicity statutes and law pertaining to misappropriation of image. The company stole a professional bodybuilder's photograph and used it on the cover of its sales publication to make considerable profits without compensating the bodybuilder, and without his knowledge or consent. In the lawsuit disgorgement of profits are sought as it is believed the company made considerable profits off this bodybuilder's photograph by promoting and selling its products nationally and internationally, and via the internet.
December 2009 -- Construction Defect Lawsuit Filed Involving Multipe Homes in Mesquite with Hillside and Drainage Defects
This law firm recently filed a complaint against a developer/seller and contractor (Primex Properties and Advanced Construction) which constructed multiple homes in a development in Mesquite, Nevada. The homes were built against a hillside and the homeowners were sold their lots and a portion of the hillside behind them (unknown to some of them). Various misrepresentations were made like: "you won't have any maintenance or repair obligations of the hillside, you don't own the hillside and the hillside is graded and constructed sufficiently so water will drain away from your homes." Everytime it rains, water flows down the steep hillside and floods the homeowners' backyards. Their backyards literally become a mud pit. Our experts have opined that the hillside was not graded properly, is defectively designed and/or constructed to drain water run-off away from the homes and does not have adequate retaining walls. There is evidence this developer/seller and builder knew of the defects prior to selling the homes. The developer/seller and builder recently filed an answer and it is anticipated they will sue various subcontractors soon through a third-party complaint. Click here to read story in Lawyers & Settlements.
September 2009 -- Lawsuit Filed Against Nursing Home in Henderson, Nevada
A lawsuit was filed against a nursing home in Henderson, Nevada -- Henderson Healthcare Center. Our client's deceased wife was a resident of this nursing home, which was supposed to take care of her and ensure that she was bathed and turned in bed regularly. Without prior notification, his wife was transferred to a hospital for a blood transfusion. When this occurred, the hospital promply identified severe level four pressure sores (bed sores) on her back and buttocks, and reported the nursing home to governmental authorities. Our expert has reviewed the records, which show that the nursing home knew or should have known of the bed sores prior to them becoming level 4 and prompt action should have been taken to cure them (the bedsores were not even noted in their records). It was noted by the hospital that she was lacking nutrition and hydration upon intake at the hospital. Due to her low protein level, the pressures sores were unable to heal on their own. There is also evidence she was not bathed and turned regularly. Our client and the Estate of his wife are suing the nursing home for negligence and intentional conduct, which include punitive damages. A claim for wrongful death is asserted.
June 2009 -- Lawsuit filed against the Ritz-Carlton in Lake Las Vegas and its Cleaning Company
The lawsuit concerns a guest of a nearby hotel/casino who was walking across a bridge which connects the shopping area with the Ritz-Carlton. The bridge was being cleaned or repaired and a woman slipped on water or a slippery substance and fell hard. She sustained a compression fracture of her spine and may need a surgery. The Ritz-Carlton and its cleaning company denied all liability. The case is currently in discovery.
September 2008 -- Lawsuit Filed Against Valley Health System LLC dba Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
The lawsuit concerns Centennial Hills Hospital's (a hospital managed and operated by Valley Health System) mishandling of and failure to provide security for a patient, who was the victim of a sexual assault by a nurses assistant, Steven Farmer, who was working at the hospital. Mr. Farmer is currently being criminally prosecuted for sexual assault and open or gross lewdness. The lawsuit alleges negligence and reckless/intentional conduct and seeks punitive damages. In Farmer's background was a prior incident of patient abuse, glaring discrepancies in his employee file (e.g., gaps in employment history, alias names, suspicious or incomplete references and bogus phone/address information. Also, he was not emergency room trained against hospital policy, against hospital policy, and the hospital did not have or enforce a patient transportation policy. Under Nevada and federal law, the hospital is responsible for the acts or omissions of its staff under respondeat superior liability. Click here to read story; Click here to read story
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