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Judge sees no malice in Plaza name case

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Owners of the Plaza Hotel in New York City weren't malicious toward owners of the Plaza hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas when the former group sought to build a hotel of the same name on the Strip, a judge ruled.

The ruling Tuesday by Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez means Tamares Las Vegas Properties, owners of the local Plaza, won't get punitive damages from Elad Group, owners of the New York Plaza as part of a trademark dispute.

But the question of whether Elad can use the Plaza name in Las Vegas over Tamares' objection will be left to a jury.

The ruling is part of a court case in which Tamares sued Elad alleging that a proposed Plaza on the former site of the New Frontier would infringe on the trademark of the downtown Plaza.

A spokesman for Elad says company officials believe the ruling reinforces the strength of their overall case to use the Plaza name on the Strip.

A spokesman for Tamares did not respond to a request for comment.

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