Credit: Jiri Flogel/Shutterstock.com Lower Court Improperly Granted Sovereign Immunity in Environmental Clean-Up Suit, State High Court Rules
"The nature of the entity's activity—not just whether the entity is incorporated under state or tribal law should remain an important consideration when determining whether to extend immunity," Justice Beth Baker wrote for the majority.
April 20, 2023 at 01:55 PM
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Native American Law
The Montana Supreme Court reinstated a complaint brought by two oil companies against a mineral company after a lower court improperly found it was entitled to sovereign immunity as an arm of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes.
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