9th Circuit Upholds Insurers’ Dismissal From Tribe’s Suit Over Gas Spill

Mealey's (May 14, 2020, 8:20 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 11 affirmed that the Navajo Nation and its tribal courts do not have jurisdiction over an insurance company that issued policies to two companies involved in the tribe’s lawsuit over a gasoline spill at a service station on the reservation (Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. Doreen N. McPaul, et al., 19-15835, 9th Cir.)....