Wilhite v. Littlelight et al
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July 11, 2023
Former Tribal Nurse's Wrongful Firing Suit Dismissed
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a yearslong dispute between a former nurse and administration officials at a Native American-run care center in Montana over claims of anti-racketeering law violations after the health care worker alleged she was illegally fired for reporting a patient's claim of sexual assault.
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February 22, 2023
Tribal Nursing Home Safe From Wrongful-Firing Suit, For Now
A Montana federal judge has allowed the leaders of a tribal nursing home to duck allegations that they illegally fired a nurse after she reported a patient's claim of sexual assault, adopting on Wednesday a magistrate's view that the case does not reflect a violation of anti-racketeering law.
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August 11, 2021
Tribal Health Center Officials Urge End To Nurse's RICO Suit
Board members of a Crow Tribe-run health center have urged a Montana federal judge to toss a nurse's suit against them, saying her claims that they conspired to fire her in retaliation for reporting incidents of sexual assault didn't amount to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violation.
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January 28, 2021
Feds Say They Can't Intervene In Tribal Nurse's RICO Suit
Federal attorneys struck back Wednesday at a Crow Tribe-run health center's attempt to drag the federal government into its defense against a nurse's wrongful termination suit, telling a Montana federal judge that the government had no authority to take over tribal contractors' defense.
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January 14, 2021
Tribal Health Center Workers Claim Immunity From Firing Suit
Board members of a Crow Tribe-run health center have urged a Montana federal judge to toss a suit claiming that they fired a nurse as retaliation for reporting patient abuse, saying they were acting within the scope of their employment and are immune from the suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act.