( December 13, 2023, 2:14 PM EST) -- MIDDLE VERDE, Ariz. — The Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Court erred in denying a motion to dismiss a complaint brought by the Yavapai-Apache Nation (YAN) against the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians for the latter’s alleged negligent misrepresentation used to secure a loan to fund a casino that eventually failed because a California state jury already determined that no misrepresentation occurred, a Yavapai-Apache Nation Court of Appeals panel found Dec. 12 in vacating the Tribal Court’s judgment....