Federal Claims Court Shoots Down Tribe's Fiduciary Duty Suit

Mealey's (October 2, 2020, 10:12 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Indian tribe cannot pursue money damages from the United States for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties owed to the tribe for management of its trust lands along the Colorado River in the California desert because the tribe filed the claims too late and failed to state valid claims, a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge determined Sept. 29 in dismissing the tribe's action (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. United States, No. 16-492L, Fed. Clms., 2020 U.S. Claims LEXIS 1867)....