Coushatta Tribe Prevails in Appeal of Multi-Million Dollar Contract Dispute Judgment

Here is the opinion in Meyer & Assoc. v. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana (La. Ct. App.):

14-1109opi

An excerpt:

Based on the foregoing, we reverse the grant of summary judgment to Meyer & Associates, Inc. on the issue of fraud and misrepresentation, finding that Meyer & Associates, Inc. failed to prove that no genuine issues of material fact remain on these issues; we reverse the grant of summary  judgment to Meyer & Associates, Inc. on the issue of breach of fiduciary duties because this issue was not properly before the trial court; and we reverse the grant of summary judgment to Meyer & Associates, Inc. on the issue of breach of contract, finding that genuine issues of material fact still remain on this issue. Based on these reversals, we vacate the March 3, 2014 judgment awarding Meyer & Associates, Inc. $10,603,250.00 in damages and $395,000.00 in reimbursable expenses; and vacate the June 23, 2014 judgment awarding Meyer & Associates, Inc. $5,585,573.00 in attorney fees and $57,662.34 in court costs; and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings. Costs of this appeal are assessed to Meyer & Associates, Inc.

Matter Involving Removal Jurisdiction under ICWA in Child Custody Dispute involving “Pembina Nation Little Shell Band of North America” Member

Here are the materials so far in Disanto v. Thomas (S.D. Ga.):

12-1 Motion to Remand

22 Opposition

23 Reply

32 Magistrate Report

 

ICRA Habeas Claim against Fort Peck Dismissed on Exhaustion Grounds

Here are the materials in Lambert v. Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes (D. Mont.):

5 Magistrate Report

6 DCT Order

Ak-Chin seeking Attorney Contractor for Law & Order Committee

Here:

RFP APPROVED 2015-12-22

Navajo Nation’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Voting Rights Matter

Here is the pleading in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):

298 NN Motion for Summary J

Prior posts here and here.

King Mountain Tobacco Seeks Immunity from New York Law

Here is the pleading in State of New York v. King Mountain Tobacco Co. (E.D. N.Y.):

Kings
Not a product of King Mountain….

195-1 King Mountain Motion for Summary J

 

Federal Court Rejects Jurisdiction over Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Internal Disputes

Here are the materials in Wright v. Langdeau (D.S.D.):

12 Motion for TRO

15 Langdeau Motion to Dismiss

15-4 Tribal Court Order

19 US Motion to Dismiss

20 DCT Order

Opening Merits Brief in U.S. v. Bryant

Here:

Brief for the United States

2016 Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs

Here is the notice from the Federal Register:

2016 Federal Register List of Entities Eligible

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Complaint

Here:

Complaint