The wheels of justice turn slowly, as evidenced by the longstanding court battle between the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Asian American Entertainment Corp.
In 2012, AAEC filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the Sands Corp., seeking damages over a failed casino alliance in the early days of Macau gaming—some 20 years ago. But hearings on the dispute could end this month.
According to Asia Gaming Brief, LVS and AAEC have jointly agreed to request written testimony from former Sands President and COO William Weidner over the authenticity of his signature on a document in the matter.
The judge in the case gave Weidner until January 21 to authenticate the document, filed with the Macau gaming regulator in 2000. AAEC planned to submit the memorandum of understanding as evidence in the court case, but LVS claimed it was forged. The judge also ordered AAEC to show how it acquired the MOU.
AAEC seeks damages of more than $12 billion from Las Vegas Sands, claiming it lost up to $7.4 billion when LVS pulled out of a planned joint bid for a Macau casino concession. LVS later
