Panel: Reservation Court Has Jurisdiction In Tribe’s Coronavirus Coverage Suit

Mealey's ( December 10, 2024, 2:16 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a tribal court has subject matter jurisdiction over an insurance company in a dispute over the tribe’s claims for business interruption losses at its casino caused by the coronavirus pandemic, affirming a lower federal court on the alterative ground that the insurance policy at issue satisfies Montana’s consensual-relationship exception....