Jurisdiction Row Over Injury Claims From Casino Fall Heads To High Court

(January 17, 2019, 11:36 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A couple have taken their slip-and-fall action against an Indian casino to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing in a Jan. 10 petition for a writ of certiorari that the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ holding that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) does not authorize the transfer of jurisdiction to state courts for such tort claims conflicts with high court precedent (Harold McNeal, et ux. v. Navajo Nation, et al., 18-894, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 85)....