Alabama Supreme Court: No Immunity For Tribal Parties For Crash Tort Claims

Mealey's (October 5, 2017, 1:52 PM EDT) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Oct. 3, in a car crash negligence case against an Indian casino, held that “the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity affords no protection to tribes with regard to tort claims asserted against them by non-tribe members” (Casey Marie Wilkes, et al. v. PCI Gaming Authority d/b/a Wind Creek Casino and Hotel Wetumpka, et al., No. 1151312, Ala. Sup., 2017 Ala. LEXIS 105)....