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Pro-plaintiff judge picked apart by high court

Justices reverse District Judge Jessie Walsh again, this time for denying a personal injury defendant the ability to prove a low-speed traffic accident was too minor to justify a $5 million judgment.

Checking out your doctors should mean full disclosure

Your anesthesiologist is battling his own addiction to alcoholism and since 2006 has entered six settlement agreements with the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners. Three times his suspension was stayed.

New ‘Seven Magic Mountains’ art offers different kind of theme park

“Seven Magic Mountains” is already a controversial piece of art. People love it or hate it before they’ve even seen it. I went south of the Las Vegas Valley, just off Interstate 15, to see it Sunday with two friends who both enjoy art. We loved it.

Clark County public defender’s office turns 50

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Clark County public defender, and the first man appointed to run the office, Richard Bryan, recently talked past and present with Phil Kohn, the man who leads it now.

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UNLV student commencement speaker champion of peace, diversity

Daniel Waqar, a Muslim and a man of peace, will speak to his fellow UNLV graduates at Saturday’s 2 p.m. commencement. His theme will be diversity, which is appropriate for a university where half the students are minorities.

Irreplaceable tax maven Carole Vilardo fought for fairness

For new Nevada legislators of all parties, it’s been a rite of passage to connect with Nevada Taxpayers Association President Carole Vilardo so she could explain the intricacies of the state’s ever-shifting tax laws.

Monticello owns up to its past

For two centuries, historians have argued over whether the man who wrote “All men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence could also be a slave owner and, after his wife died, make a teenage slave his mistress.

The IRS won’t call or email you, but a tax scammer will

My father got two robocalls this month telling him he was being sued by the Internal Revenue Service and giving him a number to call. He didn’t call the number, but he told me about it.

Some judges reversed more than others

U.S. District Judge Robert Clive Jones is the most reversed federal judge in Nevada, so the obvious question is: Who is the least reversed? Presumably one who doesn’t let personal beliefs override the law when it comes to making legal decisions.

Nevada’s most-reversed federal judge should call it quits

It’s time for Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Clive Jones to retire. He’s the most-appealed and most-reversed federal judge in Nevada, according to the legal research service Westlaw.

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