Friday Roundup

The Reno-Gazette Journal filed a lawsuit for access to details about Gov. Gibbons concealed weapons permit [and then they reported on it]. (Reno Gazette-Journal) Meanwhile, the certification of the firearms instructor who certified Gov. Gibbons has been revoked (Review-Journal)

The Nevada Supremes ruled the $65 million refund granted to Southern California Edison by the state tax commission is invalid because the meeting was closed-door. (Reno Gazette-Journal)

In Endoscopy news: Whoops. Dr. Needles and his staff apparently failed to provide the names of 10,000 patients to investigators of the Hep-C outbreak and the 10,000 people haven't been notified. (Review-Journal) And the police have finalized a pact to give every clinic patient one copy of their records. (Review-Journal)

The former execs of Las Vegas based PurchasePro were excused in the software company's revenue-boosting scheme trial (Review-Journal)

Las Vegas Now has an interesting profile of former Mustang Ranch brothel owner Joe Conforte who is in hiding from arrest in Brazil (Las Vegas Now)

A Nevada professor was held in contempt for filing vexacious multiple lawsuits (Review-Journal)

In the teen [was it a gang hit] murder trial, during a preliminary hearing, schoolmates of victim indicated the alleged killer flashed a gang sign (Review-Journal)

In the Sands corp. trial over Macau fees, Judge Leavitt denied the Plaintiff's request for a mistrial (Review-Journal)

The Las Vegas Sun is hammering away again at the fact that Justice Court is silent in the afternoons (Las Vegas Sun) [at least this time they point out the judges are working on paperwork in the afternoons]

The Nevada attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into the state's handling of a case involving the deaths of two workers at the Orleans (Las Vegas Sun)

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay denied on Tuesday that in 2001, he blocked legislation that could have hindered China's Olympic bid on behalf of Vegas mogul Sheldon Adelson (Review-Journal)

Bullivant Houser Bailey launched a new sustainability industry group in honor of Earth Day (Earth Times)