Magistrate Judge Refuses To Halt Wrongful Firing Case Against Tribal Care Facility

Mealey's (November 10, 2020, 11:36 AM EST) -- BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana federal magistrate judge on Nov. 9 denied a motion by the individual operators of a Native American nursing home to stay a former employee’s wrongful termination lawsuit, finding that the U.S. government has had enough time to act on the defendants’ request to issue a certification so the United States can step in as the defendant (Tammy Wilhite v. Paul Littlelight, et al., No. 19-20, D. Mont., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209363)....