Quinault Indian Nation v. Mary Pearson, et al
Case Number:
15-35267
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Government Agencies
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August 29, 2017
Tribe Immune From Counterclaims In $90M Tax Row: 9th Circ.
A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday tossed counterclaims against the Quinault Indian Nation brought by the estate of a deceased tribal member in response to the tribe's now-dismissed $90 million lawsuit over unpaid cigarette taxes, ruling that the counterclaims are barred by the tribe's sovereign immunity.
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November 19, 2015
Tribe Not Immune In $90M Cigarette Tax Row, 9th Circ. Told
The estate of a deceased member of the Quinault Indian Nation who was embroiled in a now-dismissed $90 million lawsuit over unpaid cigarette taxes told the Ninth Circuit Wednesday that the tribe is not immune to its counterclaims seeking damages for lost profits.
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October 07, 2015
Wash. Tribe Claims Immunity In 9th Circ. Tax Row
The Quinault Indian Nation urged the Ninth Circuit Wednesday to toss out counterclaims from the estate of a deceased tribal member in response to the tribe's now-dismissed $90 million lawsuit over unpaid cigarette taxes, saying that it has not expressly waived its sovereign immunity.
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April 08, 2015
Estate Takes $90M Tribal Cigarette Tax Row To 9th Circ.
The estate of a Quinault Indian Nation member who was embroiled in a $90 million cigarette tax suit filed by the nation is taking his counterclaims to the Ninth Circuit, according to court documents recently filed in Washington federal court.