8th Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Tribal Member’s Negligence Suit Over Crash

Mealey's (January 13, 2023, 8:25 AM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A Native American who was seriously injured in an auto/lawnmower accident on the property of a tribal hospital cannot pursue negligence claims against the United States because sovereign immunity bars the claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held in affirming dismissal of the case....