Richard Suen v. Las Vegas Sands Corp.

VERDICT

Trial
04/03/13 – 05/14/13

Summary

In this International Law and Commercial Law hospitality litigation proceeding, plaintiff Richard Suen alleged Las Vegas Sands Corp. of not paying the fee he was promised for his services in helping the Las Vegas Sands Corp. to get a license to operate a casino in Macau. This is the second trial for the lawsuit which was filed in 2002, in the first trial the Jury had awarded Mr. Suen $58.6 million but the verdict was thrown out on appeal.
The plaintiff was represented by attorneys John O’ Malley and James Pisanelli. The defendant in this case, Las Vegas Sands Corp. was represented by attorneys Richard Sauber, Lawrence Robbins and Jennifer Windom.

Outcome

70mm for plaintiff

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Verdict
$70,000,000
Judge
Rob Bare
Jurisdiction
8th District Court of Nevada
Court
Regional Justice Center
Case Number
04A493744
Industry
Hospitality
Practice Area
International Law, Commercial Law
Plaintiff
Suen, Richard
Defense
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

APR
3
APR
4
APR
5
APR
8
AM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
APR
9
AM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
APR
10
APR
11
APR
12
APR
15
APR
16
APR
17
APR
19
APR
22
APR
23
APR
24
APR
25
APR
26
APR
29
APR
30
MAY
1
MAY
3
MAY
6
MAY
7
PM Session
Closings
2 Chapters
PM Session
Closings
3 Chapters
MAY
9
MAY
10
MAY
13

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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