In Federal Suit, Pueblo Says It Has Jurisdiction Over Casino Slip-And-Fall Case

Mealey's (April 26, 2021, 2:28 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A casino patron’s slip-and-fall personal injury suit against a New Mexico Indian tribe belongs in tribal court, not state court, under federal law and the tribe’s gaming compact with the state, the tribe says in an April 23 federal complaint seeking a declaration that a state court erred in finding that it has jurisdiction to hear the dispute....