Property Owner Falls Short Again In Federal Suit Over Tribe's Use Of Lake

Mealey's (July 31, 2020, 8:39 AM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington man's fourth bite at the apple in challenging an Indian tribe's use of a lake in a national park ended in a loss like the first three when a federal judge in the state on July 29 dismissed his taking claims against the tribe and the United States for lack of jurisdiction due to sovereign immunity (Thomas G. Landreth v. United States, et al., No. 20-5333, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134571)....