Judge: State Court Is Wrong Venue For Suit Over Fall At Indian Casino

Mealey's (August 9, 2022, 1:46 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A state court lacks jurisdiction under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) over a slip-and-fall personal injury suit against a New Mexico Indian tribe for an incident at the tribe’s casino because the fall did not happen during the act of gambling, a federal judge ruled Aug. 5, granting the tribe summary judgment in its declaratory judgment action....