Federal Judge Affirms Bankruptcy Ruling Denying Dismissal Of Claim Against Tribe

Mealey's (September 21, 2017, 10:16 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California Indian tribe cannot avoid a bankruptcy trustee’s fraudulent transfer claims by asserting sovereign immunity because the tribe’s immunity has been abrogated under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a federal judge held Sept. 19 (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe v. Beverly McFarland, No. 2:17-cv-00293, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152372)....