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From AEE 2011: From Sexual Harassment to DUIS, The Palms is the Place to Be for the AVN Awards

A little mix and match of stories provides an interesting backdrop for the AVN Awards Show this weekend.

From www.lasvegassun.com – The Palms is a multi-demographic kind of resort. Meaning, it appeals to most any age division, cultural background, regional residency and political affiliation.

This weekend, the nearly 10-year-old resort is trumpeting a very obvious business relationship with the pornographic film industry. As you walk into the main entrance, facing the hotel’s valet, and make a quick left, you are met with a wide sign announcing Saturday’s AVN Awards Show at Pearl Concert Theater hosted by adventurous thespians Tori Black and Riley Steele.

Make a right, and you’re headed to a sea of slot machines favored by loyal locals who might not know Riley Steele from Remington Steele.

“Our signage is very tasteful. We’ve taken and put advertisements all over the property. We’re happy to have them here,” Palms owner George Maloof [pictured] says. “It’s very sexy, yes, but nobody — nobody — has complained.”

This is the second year the AVNs have been held at the Palms after a 3-year stint at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Maloof attended two previous AVN Awards presentations, at the Trop and The Venetian, and was impressed by the overall production quality of the shows.

Maloof says, as an art form, “I’m not a big fan of porn, no,” (allowing that there’s nothing wrong with you if you are) but has been impressed by his dealings with AVN President Paul Fishbein.

“He got a hold of me and was interested in the special kind of presentation we could offer in The Pearl,” Maloof says. “(Last year) I thought it was a great show. It was spectacular, all the girls looked great, and it was a pleasure to host it.”

Maloof says the deal between the Palms and AVN to host the show at The Pearl is for this year and next, so expect it back in 2012. He expects a repeat of last year’s sellout

From the AdultFYI files: 12/27/2010: Back story: www.adultfyi.com/read.php?ID=45474

from www.lasvegassun.com- The lawyer for a woman alleging sexual harassment against the N9NE Group and its top executive in Las Vegas is now claiming evidence has been destroyed in her case.

Leslie Culler on Dec. 13 sued Michael Morton and his N9NE Group, operator of popular restaurants and nightclubs at the Palms hotel-casino, as well as two more N9NE Group executives.

Culler claims she was fired as art director of the group in July after refusing sexual advances directed toward her by Morton and other male executives and objecting to “constant sexual harassment” in the workplace.

Attorneys for Morton and the N9NE Group have not yet filed their response to the allegation.

Last week, Culler’s attorney, Andre Lagomarsino of Las Vegas, filed court papers saying two computers with files relevant to the case had been destroyed and asking the court for an order preventing the defendants from destroying additional evidence.

In his motion, Lagomarsino cited evidence from the pending litigation pitting Morton against Palms owner George Maloof Jr. and certain N9NE Group investors.

Maloof and the investors charge Morton has mismanaged N-M Ventures, the Palms-N9NE Group joint venture that owns several of the Palms clubs and restaurants.

Among the charges of mismanagement against Morton is that he’s responsible for hefty legal fees and potential damages N-M Ventures may have to pay in the Culler case — as well as a 2007 workplace discrimination lawsuit filed by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that was settled for $460,000 in favor of black and Hispanic security guards.

Maloof and the investors also have accused Morton of diverting N-M Ventures assets for his personal gain and Morton’s newly-opened La Cave wine bar restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas. As part of that charge, Maloof and the investors say N-M Ventures employees, including Culler, worked on the Wynn restaurant project at the expense of Maloof and the investors.

Morton has denied all the allegations and says Maloof and the investors are not only trying to push him out of their lucrative partnership at the Palms but are trying to hijack ownership of the Wynn restaurant.

The latest development in the cases came last week when Lagomarsino, citing evidence in the Maloof-Morton litigation, said Morton and/or his agents had with a hammer destroyed computers used by Morton and former N9NE Group executive Michael Fuller, who had supervised Culler.

“A few years ago, Morton destroyed another computer with a hammer,” Lagomarsino wrote in his filing. “These personal computers were not backed up on the server. As such, it is clear that Morton and/or his agents have destroyed evidence including emails, communications and other evidence that will be relevant in this case.”

“Upon information and belief, there was a large amount of sexually inappropriate material on the subject computers,” the filing said.

“Defendant had a duty to preserve evidence. This destruction of evidence is an obstruction of justice and willful spoilation of evidence,” Lagomarsino wrote in the filing, which asks the court for a protective order and a temporary restraining order to prevent the destruction of evidence.

“Two computers have already been destroyed and Morton is no rookie to this type of conduct. Thus, there is a significant threat additional relevant evidence will also be destroyed, which will substantially harm plaintiff’s case,” the filing said, adding the defendants knew they had a duty to preserve evidence in August when Culler filed a discrimination complaint with the EEOC.

In backing up his demand for an order requiring evidence to be preserved, Lagomarsino said Culler has a high probability of success in her lawsuit as, according to him, Fuller admitted under oath in a deposition that Culler was subject to a hostile work environment.

The federal judge assigned to Culler’s case has not yet ruled on the motion for a protective order and a temporary restraining order.

Separately, a new bit of information surfaced in the Morton-Maloof litigation about the 2007 EEOC lawsuit against N-M Ventures.

When the Palms was asked in an interrogatory how it learned the case had been settled by N-M Ventures for $460,000, court records show attorneys for the Palms responded that Morton had disclosed to N9NE Group investors and Maloof that Morton and N-M Ventures President Andy Belmonti had mishandled the case, that insurance coverage had been denied and that a jury would likely “kill them” (Morton and Belmonti) if the matter went to trial.

From 11/2/2010 on www.tmz.com: George Maloof just got charged with five counts for his DUI arrest last month in Las Vegas … TMZ has learned.

Maloof — owner of the Palms Casino Resort and co-owner of the Sacramento Kings — is now officially charged with DUI, speeding, improper turn, driving without a valid license, and operating a vehicle without security.

Back on October 9, Maloof was doing 72 in a 45 MPH zone — and lost control while making a left turn … according to the police report.

Cops also say Maloof admitted he was on Ambien and had consumed 4 Coronas.

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