Las Vegas Sands Corp. to pay Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen $43.8 million for helping the company win a gaming license in Macau. Capping a six-week civil trial in Clark County Court, the verdict delivered Saturday came after about 10 hours of deliberations. Within the first hour, we voted seven-to-one that (Suen) deserved damages," said jury foreman Nelson Orth of Henderson, Nev.
The rest of the time was spent determining exactly as to how much those damages amounted."Las Vegas Sands to win a shared gaming concession from the Macau government in February 2002. Suen's attorneys had sought $100.5 million in damages.
Las Vegas Sands said it "will file the appropriate post-trial motions with the trial judge. If unsuccessful we will vigorously pursue an appeal.
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