10th Circuit Reverses, Blocks State Court Contract Claims Against Utah Tribe

Mealey's (January 7, 2022, 1:17 PM EST) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 6 reversed a district court’s ruling and granted a permanent injunction barring a Utah state court from hearing a contract dispute between a Native American tribe and a business development contractor after finding that the contractor’s claims are based on conduct on the tribe’s reservation and the tribe never consented to state court jurisdiction....