Premature Filing Did Not Bar Tort Claim Against Tribe, Florida Panel Finds

(December 22, 2023, 11:06 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A woman’s premises liability claim against the Seminole Tribe of Florida for liability at the tribe’s casino is not barred by sovereign immunity even though the woman filed her original claim less than one year after giving the tribe notice of the claim, in violation of the terms of the gaming compact between the tribe and Florida, because the premature filing was cured when she voluntarily dismissed her complaint and refiled it several months later, a Florida appellate panel found in affirming a trial court’s judgment....

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