Claim Preclusion Ruling Stands In Florida Tribe’s Fight Against State’s Utility Tax

Mealey's (February 25, 2019, 10:44 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 20 declined to rehear its affirmance of dismissal of a Florida Indian tribe’s attempt to avoid paying the state’s utility tax based on claim preclusion (Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Leon Biegalski, No. 18-12094, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 4967)....