10th Circuit Sends Breach Of Contract Saga To Tribal Court

Mealey's (August 4, 2021, 9:15 AM EDT) -- DENVER — A Utah tribal court must first determine whether a waiver of sovereign immunity in an agreement between the tribe and a business development contractor is valid before breach of contract claims in the long-running dispute can be decided, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Aug. 3 in reversing a preliminary injunction and remanding a suit by the contractor to federal district court....