With Bench Trial Slated For Tribe’s Tax Claims, Judge Allows 7 Experts To Testify

Mealey's (November 30, 2017, 1:05 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on Nov. 27 denied seven motions to exclude expert testimony in an Indian tribe’s efforts to avoid state and county taxes for the town it developed, saying that with a bench trial scheduled rather than a jury trial, he will be able to determine at trial whether the experts’ testimony is proper (The Tulalip Tribes, et al. v. The State of Washington, et al., No. 2:15-cv-00940, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194404)....