10th Circuit Sends Tort Suit Against Navajo Casino To Tribal Court Under IGRA

Mealey's (July 25, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A couple’s slip-and-fall action against an Indian casino must be heard in tribal court because the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) does not authorize the transfer of jurisdiction to state courts for such tort claims, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held July 24 (Navajo Nation, et al. v. The Honorable Bradford J. Dalley, et al., No. 16-2205, 10th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20493)....