JW Gaming Development, LLC v. James et al

  1. January 22, 2020

    Gaming Co. Wins $5.4M Claim Over Tribal Casino Project

    A California federal judge has ruled in favor of a company that claims tribe members lured it into investing $5.38 million in a sham casino project, a decision that frees the company to pursue racketeering claims.

  2. November 25, 2019

    Gaming Co. Says Calif. Tribe Owes $5.4M For Sham Casino

    A development company has pressed a California federal court to rule in its favor in a breach of contract suit alleging a tribe lured it into investing $5.38 million in a sham casino project, saying the tribe had agreed to pay a promissory note from noncasino resources when the casino did not open.

  3. November 15, 2019

    Calif. Tribe Rebuts Gaming Co.'s Reading Of Contract

    Members of a California tribe have pressed a federal court to hand them a quick win in a development company's breach of contract suit that claims the tribe lured it into investing $5.38 million in a sham casino project, saying the company misinterpreted the terms of their financial deal.

  4. October 31, 2019

    Gambling Co. Says Tribe Must Pay Up In $5M Casino Fight

    A gambling company that has accused members of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation of duping it into investing $5.38 million in a sham casino project has pressed a California federal court to grant it a win on its breach of contract claim.

  5. October 17, 2019

    Calif. Tribe Members Say They Don't Have To Pay Casino Co.

    Members of a California tribe have asked a federal court for a quick win in a development company's suit that claims the tribe lured it into investing $5.38 million in a sham casino project, arguing the tribe doesn't owe on its debt because the casino has not been built.

  6. August 29, 2019

    Tribe Loses 9th Circ. Discovery Fight In Casino Battle

    The Ninth Circuit has refused a bid by members of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation to halt a district court discovery order in a suit claiming they duped a development company into investing $5.38 million in a sham casino project.

  7. November 26, 2018

    Tribe Members Stand Behind Stay Bid In Casino Dispute

    Members of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation have doubled down on efforts to pause California federal court proceedings while appealing a determination that they aren't immune from claims that they duped a company into investing $5.38 million in a sham casino project, saying it's the most efficient approach.

  8. November 13, 2018

    Gaming Co. Urges No Stay For Tribal Casino Suit Appeal

    JW Gaming has urged a California federal judge to toss Pinoleville Pomo Nation members' request that he delay proceedings in the company's suit accusing them of tricking it into investing in a sham casino project, saying the members are unlikely to succeed in their appeal claiming tribal sovereign immunity.

  9. October 05, 2018

    Calif. Tribe Members Can't Ax $5M Casino Project Fraud Suit

    A California federal judge nixed an attempt by members of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation to dismiss JW Gaming Development LLC's suit accusing them of luring the company into investing $5.38 million in a fraudulent casino project, ruling Friday that the defendants are not entitled to sovereign immunity.

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