US Med sues to get business license back

US Med ceased operations shortly after hundreds of tons of dirt mixed with medical waste was found at its North Las Vegas site this spring.

Now the company wants its city business license back.

The city of North Las Vegas revoked US EnviroMed Corp.'s business license April 1 in the wake of the discovery of medical waste at the site. However, US Med said the city broke its own policy and the company is seeking to have its licence reinstated, despite previous announcements it was pulling out of North Las Vegas.

US Med attorney Michael Singer said the company has a new management team in place and wants to keep its options open.

"They haven't made up there minds yet," Singer said.

He said new management is considering the possibility of using the site as a model to market recycling facilities in other cities. But returning to recycling medical waste at the property at 3890 Walnut St. isn't part of the plan for now, Singer said.

Attempts to contact US Med management failed.

The company's lawsuit claims its business license was revoked under an old ordinance process that called for a hearing before the City Council. A new ordinance adopted in February calls for business license revocations to be heard by a hearing officer. US Med's license was revoked by the full City Council.

Attempts to contact North Las Vegas officials Monday evening failed.

North Las Vegas police served a search warrant on the company in late March. That led to the clean-up of hundreds of tons -- 500 tons by some estimates -- of dirt laced with medical waste that was removed and taken to the Apex landfill 19 miles north of Las Vegas.

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