The Nevada Supreme Court was asked Monday to revive lawsuits filed by several people against Harrah's Laughlin alleging the hotel knew a fight was brewing between rival biker gangs during the April 2002 Laughlin River Run and did nothing to stop it.
Attorney Brent Bryson argued that a lower court judge in Las Vegas shouldn't have granted summary judgment in favor of Harrah's, and also erred in awarding legal fees to the resort.
The lawsuits contend Harrah's knew the fight between Hells Angels and Mongol bikers was developing, and his clients were innocent bystanders who didn't belong to any gangs and were wrongly detained by police after the brawl that left three people dead and more than 12 hurt.
Harrah's attorney James Olson countered that the lawsuits were properly dropped by a Clark County District Court judge, adding that Harrah's couldn't have predicted the fighting would start. The Supreme Court will rule on the cases at a later date.
Bryson's clients include Michael Bower, Kathy and Steven Fuller, Andrea and Dean Daniels, Robert Garcia and Noi Lewis.