Panel: Tribal Court Has Jurisdiction Over Coverage Suit Over Coronavirus Losses

( June 8, 2026, 9:53 AM EDT) -- SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Court of Appeals affirmed on alternative grounds a tribal court’s denial of insurers’ motion to dismiss a casino and Native American tribe’s breach of contract and declaratory judgment claims seeking coverage for losses arising from the coronavirus pandemic, holding that the tribal court has personal jurisdiction over the insurers by consent under the policies’ service of suit clause and through sufficient minimum contacts that are consistent with due process....