Immunity Extends To Tribal Authority, Officials, 9th Circuit Says In Affirming

Mealey's (June 26, 2017, 10:10 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 21 held that claims filed by three Native Americans against a tribal housing authority and several officials to recover damages resulting from an explosion fail because the authority and officials are protected by the tribe’s sovereign immunity and did not waive that immunity (Glenn Eagleman, et al. v. Rocky Boys Chippewa-Cree Tribal Business Committee or Council, et al., No. 15-36003, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10993)....