Mealey's (October 4, 2019, 11:00 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Tribal sovereign immunity does not protect tribal officials from a casino development company’s fraud and racketeering claims because the officials, sued in their individual capacities, are the real parties in interest, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 2 in affirming denial of the officials’ dismissal bid (JW Gaming Development, LLC v. Angela James, et al., No. 18-17008, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 29613)....