9th Circuit Says Navajo Law Does Not Govern Traffic Accident On Federal Highway

(October 2, 2023, 4:45 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the fact that a traffic accident occurred within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found that a district court did not err in dismissing claims raised under Navajo law because the accident occurred on a federal highway, which renders the accident site nontribal land....