Judge: Tribal Companies Need Not Pay Escrow For Tobacco Sales On Reservation

Mealey's ( April 28, 2023, 1:32 PM EDT) -- OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska federal judge on April 27 granted in part a motion for summary judgment filed by two entities that are subsidiaries of a Winnebago Tribe-owned company, finding that the state may not collect escrow payments from tobacco sales on the Winnebago Reservation but also granting in part the state’s motion for summary judgment and finding escrow payments required for sales on another tribe’s reservation....