Immunity Does Not Extend To Tribal Oil Company, Montana Supreme Court Rules

Mealey's ( April 11, 2023, 12:35 PM EDT) -- HELENA, Mont. — A tribal company created to develop oil and gas resources on tribal land is not protected by two tribes’ sovereign immunity from a suit by oil companies seeking to invalidate the tribal entity’s interests in 41 oil and gas leases, the Montana Supreme Court held in reversing a trial court’s ruling....