Feds Claim Immunity In Washington Ranch Wildfire Suit

By Peter McGuire · August 28, 2023, 1:27 PM EDT

The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has told a Washington federal court it is immune from a ranch's lawsuit blaming an agency contractor for causing a wildfire that caused tens of...

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Documents

Motion

Case Information

Case Title

Townsend Ranch LLC et al v. United States of America

Case Number

Court

Washington Eastern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

June 12, 2023

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