USA v. King Mountain Tobacco Co.

  1. October 22, 2018

    9th Circ. Stands Firm On $64M Tax Rulings Against Tribal Co.

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday declined to rethink two rulings that found a Native American tobacco company liable for some $58 million in excise taxes and $6 million in fees.

  2. September 28, 2018

    Tribal Tobacco Co. Says 9th Circ. Rulings Go Against Treaty

    A Native American tobacco company has urged the Ninth Circuit to rethink two rulings finding it liable for some $58 million in excise taxes and $6 million in fees, saying they conflicted with a treaty with the Yakama Nation and the General Allotment Act of 1887. 

  3. August 13, 2018

    9th Circ. Snuffs Out Tobacco Co.'s Challenge On $58M Tax Tab

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday allowed the U.S. to collect $58 million from a Native American-owned tobacco manufacturer for unpaid federal excise taxes and related interest and penalties because neither a congressional statute nor a treaty with the Yakama Nation from the 1800s created exemptions for tax liabilities.

  4. May 16, 2017

    Tribal Cig Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Reverse Ruling In Feds' Suit

    A Native American-owned tobacco manufacturer urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to overturn a Washington federal court's ruling requiring the company to fork over millions in payments to the federal government under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act, saying the U.S. Constitution bars the taking of the company's property.