Injured Gambler Wants More Damages from Las Vegas Casino
Lawyers for regulators and a Las Vegas casino were grilled Tuesday by Nevada Supreme Court justices during a hearing on claims by an expert gambler that he should get more damages because he was illegally detained and roughed up by security guards. The questioning began after an attorney for James Grosjean urged the high court to double the $150,000 damage award that the Imperial Palace hotel-casino was ordered by a lower court to pay following the April 2000 incident.
Attorney Thea Sankiewicz also asked the high court to let her client sue the state Gaming Control Board for additional damages because of the involvement of GCB agents in the case. Chief Justice Nancy Becker and Justices Michael Douglas and Ron Parraguirre repeatedly questioned why lawyers for the Control Board and the casino were arguing for immunity given the manner in which Grosjean was detained at the club. Becker said the case was troubling because about halfway through the 45-minute incident a Control Board agent said Grosjean should be released because there was no reason to hold him - but security guards didn't immediately turn him loose.
May 12, 2006
Posted By Bob Hartman
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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