Title:
Bingo hall injury suit dismissed by judge
Author:
Kaplan, Karen
Subjects:
Injury Lawsuit
Court ruling
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
Court ruling
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
Object ID:
scr-030-063
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Pubication Date:
01/16/1991
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Regarding a lawsuit against the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe over an injury that a New London woman suffered at the tribe's bingo hall, the judge ruled that the court did not have jurisdiction over the Mashantucket Pequot tribe. The lawyer for the tribe interpreted the ruling as an obvious decision that upholds the law, while the lawyer for the couple suing the tribe argued that the tribe had no court system of their own, and that if the ruling was upheld, individuals who feel they were wronged by the tribe have no recourse.
People:
Nevas, Judge Alan
LeFevre, Victoria
LeFevre, Ellsworth
King, Jackson T.
LeClair, Brian A.
Walsh, Judge John J.
LeFevre, Victoria
LeFevre, Ellsworth
King, Jackson T.
LeClair, Brian A.
Walsh, Judge John J.
Search Terms:
Mashantucket Pequot bingo hall
U.S. District Court
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City
Indian Civil Rights Act
New London Superior Court
State Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City
Indian Civil Rights Act
New London Superior Court
State Supreme Court