Thursday, August 13, 2009

Thursday News Round Up

Here's the news that amused, but wasn't enough to peruse (in depth):

The Ninth Circuit is deciding whether corrupt doctors and lawyers can practice in Las Vegas with impunity whether the U.S. Attorney is required to offer a defense witness immunity when they grant a similar prosecution witness immunity. (RJ) [You can hear the audio recording of oral argument here]

Classic Nye County--apparently the speed limits in Pahrump are unenforceable because they were set up illegally. (LV Now)

Tired of taxes? A federal jury in Las Vegas may decide you can all skip out on income taxes by being paid in gold coins. (RJ)

Boyd Gaming thinks it's better than Vegas law--hiring California and New York-based bankruptcy attorneys for their bankruptcy. (RJ) [points to Snell & Wilmer's Bankruptcy partner Robert Kinas for at least snagging local counsel on the case].

5 comments:

  1. Robert Kahre is an American Hero. If only a tenth of the US populace had his courage, we'd all be free.

    I consider him a modern-day Leonidas, standing up to the forces that only ask that you kneel and pay tribute.

    Kahre is KOOl.

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  2. Perhaps Boyd had to look out of state because all of the good local high-end Chapter 11 bankruptcy attorneys were already in the Stations case...

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  3. "The Ninth Circuit is deciding whether corrupt doctors and lawyers can practice in Las Vegas with impunity"

    There you go again, doing away with the presumption of innocence. Nice.

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  4. Are Gage and Kabins even denying that they're corrupt?

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  5. I think Gage's defense is; yeah, I'm a scumbag who would sell my client out to line my own pocket, so what.

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