Wilhite v. United States of America

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-00102

Court:

Montana

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Judge:

Susan P. Watters

Firms

  1. July 11, 2023

    Former Tribal Nurse's Wrongful Firing Suit Dismissed

    A federal judge on Monday dismissed a yearslong dispute between a former nurse and administration officials at a Native American-run care center in Montana over claims of anti-racketeering law violations after the health care worker alleged she was illegally fired for reporting a patient's claim of sexual assault.

  2. February 22, 2023

    Tribal Nursing Home Safe From Wrongful-Firing Suit, For Now

    A Montana federal judge has allowed the leaders of a tribal nursing home to duck allegations that they illegally fired a nurse after she reported a patient's claim of sexual assault, adopting on Wednesday a magistrate's view that the case does not reflect a violation of anti-racketeering law.

  3. August 11, 2021

    Tribal Health Center Officials Urge End To Nurse's RICO Suit

    Board members of a Crow Tribe-run health center have urged a Montana federal judge to toss a nurse's suit against them, saying her claims that they conspired to fire her in retaliation for reporting incidents of sexual assault didn't amount to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violation.

  4. January 28, 2021

    Feds Say They Can't Intervene In Tribal Nurse's RICO Suit

    Federal attorneys struck back Wednesday at a Crow Tribe-run health center's attempt to drag the federal government into its defense against a nurse's wrongful termination suit, telling a Montana federal judge that the government had no authority to take over tribal contractors' defense.

  5. January 14, 2021

    Tribal Health Center Workers Claim Immunity From Firing Suit

    Board members of a Crow Tribe-run health center have urged a Montana federal judge to toss a suit claiming that they fired a nurse as retaliation for reporting patient abuse, saying they were acting within the scope of their employment and are immune from the suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act.