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Nevada Supreme Court: Sands info can stay confidential

28 February 2014

By Ed Vogel
CARSON CITY, Nevada -- The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Las Vegas Sands Corp. does not have to give confidential company information to Steven Jacobs, the fired former president of Sands Macau because the matter already was decided in district court.

In a 5-0 decision, justices granted Sands’ petition to overturn a district court order that it produce documents on Jacobs’s dismissal in 2010.

“Jacobs’s request for production of the documents was not timely because the district court had already issued its ruling on the underlying sanctions’ issues,” wrote Chief Justice Mark Gibbons.

Then Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez in 2012 found the Sands and its affiliate Sands China Limited “had shown an “intention to deceive the court.” She fined the companies $25,000.

Besides the financial penalty, which will donated to the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Gonzalez ordered Sands to cover the legal bills of Jacobs for nine hearings that involved Macau’s Personal Data Protection Act.

Jacobs sued the company for wrongful termination and had asked Sands to turn over about 100,000 emails and other documents to help him make his case. But for more than a year, the company argued in court that the data protection law forbids this even though copies were in Las Vegas and beyond the reach of Macau authorities.

Further, Gonzalez said the companies could not use the law in the future as a defense and could not claim that Jacobs improperly possessed about 40 gigabytes of electronic evidence, a flashpoint in the past.

In the decision, justices said Sands lawyer Justin Jones, who is also a state senator, had reviewed company billing documents and Jacobs’ e-mail before testifying in the case to refresh his memories. Jacobs argued because of Jones’ actions his own lawyers should be allowed to look at the same information.

Gonzalez suggested to Jacobs that he file a motion for those documents. She said she would conduct a hearing and rule on his arguments for that information at a later date, according to the court decision. But two days later, without having that hearing, she filed her order sanctioning the Sands.
 

Gambler's challenge to "markers" law disputes $384,000 casino debt

11 September 2013
RENO, Nevada -- If you are going to play, then you have to pay. That was the clear message that Chief Clark County District Attorney Bernard Zadrowski gave Tuesday to gamblers, lawyers, Nevada justices and about 1,000 students in the Reno High School gym. He argued for the constitutionality of the state’s ... (read more)
 

Wynn tells legislators: Nevada gaming industry not healthy

2 May 2013
CARSON CITY, Nevada -- Gaming magnate Steve Wynn met behind closed doors with the governor and legislative leaders Wednesday, proclaiming in a brief interview that the gaming industry is not in a “healthy” condition and future growth will be in places other than Nevada. “Right now the gaming industry has a serious health problem,” said Wynn in a brief hallway interview. ... (read more)
 

Economic Forum: Nevada revenue to drop $343 million

3 December 2012
CARSON CITY, Nevada -- Unless legislators extend taxes scheduled to expire July 1, state government will operate with $343 million less money in 2014-15 than it is spending during the current two-year budget period. And even that depends on how the folks in Washington, D.C., handle the federal government's fiscal crisis. ... (read more)

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