Former Tribal Employee’s RICO Action Blocked By Sovereign Immunity

Mealey's (October 23, 2018, 12:31 PM EDT) -- BILLINGS, Mont. — A Native American nursing home is protected by tribal sovereign immunity from a former employee’s claim that she was fired in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a Montana federal judge held Oct. 22 in dismissing her suit (Tammy Wilhite v. Awe Kualawaache Care Center, et al., No. 1:18-cv-80, D. Mont., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180905)....