Row Over Tribal Judgment Award Heads To Interior For Successor In Interest Ruling

Mealey's (January 25, 2021, 1:09 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A Washington state federal judge on Jan. 21 sent a dispute over tribal parties’ attempt to recoup more than $48,000 from the federal government to the Department of Interior (DOI) pursuant to the primary jurisdiction doctrine to determine whether the tribal parties are successors to the tribes that were awarded the original monetary judgment in 1970....