Judge Denies Tribe’s Intervention Bid In Suit Over Casino Operating In Pandemic

Mealey's (February 11, 2021, 10:30 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Feb. 8 declined to allow an Indian tribe to intervene in a wrongful discharge suit filed by the former general manager of the tribe’s casino over the casino’s refusal to stay closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that the tribe does not have a “significantly protectable interest” in the dispute....