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If you like Lewis Black, Thom Hartmann, Mike Papantonio, and Las Vegas, but aren’t thrilled with “tort reform”, read this

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The Mass Torts Made Perfect Conference coming up. What the heck is that? you may be asking. Well you would be right to ask. Mike Papantonio, the superb progressive host of Ring of Fire and guest host for Ed Schultz’s radio show, is holding a conference for plaintiff’s lawyers in Vegas in April.

Are you yawning yet? You shouldn’t be and here’s why.

Great progressive lawyers will be there, and so will our own Cliff Schecter, plus Crooks and Liars’ John Amato and one of our all time faves and progressive Alaskans’ best weapon, Shannyn Moore.

And if you are a progressive lawyer, and you’re reading this, it is the place to be, so go register and go.

Via Pap’s piece at Mass Torts Made Perfect:

Like we have in the past, we are hosting the names you know in litigation, such as Howard Nations, Morris Dees and other legends, and the people you want to meet during the breaks and receptions. We have comedian Lewis Black performing this year, as well as mentalist Lior Suchard, who will amaze you. We also will be hosting talk radio star Thom Hartmann, syndicated columnist Karl Frisch and bestselling author Cliff Schecter. In the past we have been visited by Bill Clinton, Dan Rather, Bill Maher, Pete Rose, Bobby Kennedy, Jr., Terry Bradshaw, Al Sharpton, Jason Alexander, Harry Reid, Ted Koppel, Wanda Sykes, James Carville, Ed Schultz, Paul Begala and many other names you know, as well as other talents you may not. Yet.

If you’re interested in knowing what is really happening with GranuFlo, SSRIs, Pradaxa, Actos, Pelvic Mesh, DePuy, as well as Meningitis, Mirena, Fosamax Femur, Medtronic INFUSE, and many other important litigations, you can’t miss out hearing from the leaders in these areas – they come to MTMP to educate and share information – period. There are no defense attorneys at MTMP, so we are able to give real, concrete and substantive presentations that will help you win your case.

I’m also proud to be hosting the first MTMP Auction to benefit the American Association for Justice’s “Take Justice Back” media campaign. The AAJ is an incredibly important organization and they fight every day to protect your ability to practice your profession, from those who would undermine you and the people of this country with frivolous laws such as so-called “tort reform.” Supporting the AAJ is the right thing to do – I hope you will come out Thursday night, April 11 at the Wynn Hotel, and help us raise much-needed funding for this important effort.

Still yawning? I didn’t think so.

H/T to Colleen Kirby

Republican Las Vegas woman arrested after trying to vote twice

Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller said that the FBI has arrested a Republican Las Vegas woman, charging that she tried to vote twice in the presidential election.

Roxanne Rubin first voted at an early voting place in Henderson and then, that same day, she tried to vote again at a polling site in Las Vegas. She denied that she’d already voted.

Via CBS Las Vegas:

Rubin was arrested around 4 p.m. at the Riviera hotel-casino, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. She was charged with one felony count of voting more than once in the same election.

It’s the Republicans that have tried to suppress the vote in several Republican-run states, and from the reports I’ve seen, it’s Republicans who have been caught committing voter fraud.

Voter I.D. fraud is nearly non-existent, and, of course, the GOP-generated Voter I.D. laws affect mostly Democratic voters.

Senator Harry Reid hospitalized after car crash in Las Vegas

UPDATE, good news. A tweet from @ryangrim: Harry Reid is fine, and so are people in his security detail. All is well.

Senator Harry Reid was hospitalized after a car crash, but the extent of his injuries are unclear at this time. The crash involved “multiple” cars that included four in Reid’s caravan.

Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — Multiple cars were involved in the crash, including four cars in Senator Reid’s caravan. Two other cars outside of the caravan were involved.

Thinking all good thoughts…

PhotOH! “Vote for the American”

America Divided by Rolyn

My now-74-year-old friend and regular contributor to TPC, @42bkdodgr, saw this sign today. He was driving by a single family home in a senior citizen community in Las Vegas, Nevada, and snapped the photo for us:

 

It seems this wasn’t the only instance of such racist nastiness. Texas has the same problem. (H/t: @Soxwriter)

VIDEO- President Obama in Las Vegas, Nevada: “Don’t boo [the GOP]… Vote!”

FYI, Survey USA poll in Nevada: President Obama ahead of Mitt Romney 47% to 45%.

President Obama ended his two-day tour of Ohio and Nevada with a grassroots event in Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, President Obama discussed the choice in this election between two fundamentally different visions of how to grow the economy, create middle-class jobs, pay down the debt and invest in quality, affordable education.

Las Vegas resort sues tea party group over unpaid bills

Guess they met their debt ceiling. Via Gawker.

Some Tennessee tea partiers are in hot water with a Las Vegas gambling resort that’s accusing them of skipping out on a big hotel bill.

On Monday Venetian Casino Resort, LLC., filed suit against Tea Party Nation Corporation of Franklin, Tenn., alleging the group owes $642,144 for canceling a conservative conclave last year.

The event, which had been scheduled for July 14-18, 2010, was first postponed until October and ultimately canceled.

The Daily Caller reported at the time there was a lack of people willing to pay $399 for a weekend pass or $125 per day to hear speakers such as conservative commentator Laura Ingraham or politician Sharron Angle, who at the time was in the midst of a failed campaign to oust Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Las Vegas.

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