Georgia Appeals Court Vacates Arbitration Award Against Tribal Lending Company

(June 21, 2017, 12:34 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A trial court erred in confirming an arbitration award against a tribal lending company because the business is shielded by the tribe’s sovereign immunity, which it did not waive by agreeing to an arbitration provision in a contract, a Georgia appeals panel held June 19 (Churchill Financial Management Corp. v. ClearNexus, Inc., No. A17A0535, Ga. App., 2nd Div., 2017 Ga. App. LEXIS 285)....

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