Insurers Say 9th Circ. Extended Tribal Jurisdiction Too Far

By Hope Patti ( April 29, 2025, 8:10 PM EDT) -- A group of insurers again urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision ordering them to litigate COVID-19 coverage claims in Suquamish Tribal Court, saying Tuesday that the lower court's conception of tribal sovereignty is so broad that even the tribe is unwilling to defend it....

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