Navajo Nation, et al v. Dalley, et al

  1. August 22, 2018

    10th Circ. Urged To Revisit Ruling On Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit

    A New Mexico state court judge urged the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday to rethink a panel's reversal of a federal district court decision that a personal injury suit against a Navajo Nation-owned casino should be heard in New Mexico state court, saying the ruling creates confusion over jurisdiction.

  2. August 03, 2018

    Casino Ruling May Take Bargaining Chip Away From Tribes

    A recent Tenth Circuit decision that a suit over a slip-and-fall at a Navajo casino belongs in tribal court bolsters tribes' authority over their businesses, but it could end up costing tribes leverage in negotiating business deals beyond gaming compacts.

  3. July 24, 2018

    Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit Belongs In Navajo Court: 10th Circ.

    The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday overturned a district court decision that said a personal injury suit against a Navajo Nation-owned casino should be heard in New Mexico state court, ruling that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act doesn't allow tribes to give jurisdiction over tort claims to states and that the case belongs In Navajo tribal court.

  4. January 09, 2017

    Atty Group Says Navajo Casino Tort Suit Belongs In NM Court

    The New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association chimed in Monday to support a couple bringing negligence claims over a slip-and-fall accident at a Navajo Nation casino, urging the Tenth Circuit to cement a lower court rejection of the tribe's bid to block their suit.

  5. January 04, 2017

    Navajo Casino Tort Suit Belongs In NM Court, 10th Circ. Told

    A couple bringing negligence claims over a slip-and-fall accident at a Navajo Nation casino urged the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday to uphold a lower court decision that rejected the tribe's bid to block their suit, saying the tribe had agreed to face such tort claims in state court in a manner consistent with federal Indian gaming law.

  6. October 18, 2016

    Navajo Nation Says NM State Court Can't Hear Injury Case

    The Navajo Nation pressed the Tenth Circuit on Monday to overturn a decision that shot down the tribe’s attempt to halt a personal injury lawsuit from proceeding against it and one of its casinos in New Mexico state court, arguing that the state court lacks jurisdiction over the matter.

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