Judge Allows Tribe’s Counterclaims Against Law Firm In Row Over Casino Work

Mealey's (November 28, 2018, 9:56 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Nov. 26 denied a law firm’s bid to dismiss breach of fiduciary duty counterclaims leveled against it by the Native American tribe that fired the firm, finding that the tribal defendants sufficiently alleged standing to bring the claims (Williams & Cochrane, LLP v. Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, et al., No. 3:17-cv-01436, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 199778)....