A recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit serves as a warning to healthcare providers against entering into service contracts that attempt to avoid.
In late May, the Connecticut Supreme Court
held
1 that the tribal lending entity Great Plains
Lending (Great Plains) is protected by tribal sovereign immunity as
an “arm of the tribe,” adopting a test first
established by the Tenth Circuit in
Breakthrough
Management Group, Inc. v. Chukchansi Gold Casino &
Resort.
2 The case represents a major victory
for the tribe and for tribal lending entities overall, and serves
as further guidance to other courts faced with similar claims as
tribes continue to establish a strong presence in e-commerce
lending activities.
The case concerned two lending entities, Great Plains and
American Web Loan, Inc. d/b/a Clear Creek Lending (Clear Creek)
In late May, the Connecticut Supreme Court held that the tribal lending entity Great Plains Lending (Great Plains) is protected by tribal sovereign immunity as an “arm of the tribe,”.
Wife faces charges after husband reports theft from retirement savings
FREDERICKTOWN, Missouri (Daily Journal) A Fredericktown woman is facing felony charges after allegedly transferring tens of thousands of dollars from a man’s retirement account into her own personal business account over the course of more than a year.
Tammi Whitener, 44, has been charged in Madison County with two counts of felony stealing ($25,000 or more) and one count of felony stealing ($750 or more).
According to a probable cause statement from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, a man came to the sheriff’s office on Oct. 20 and met with a detective to report a theft involving his retirement fund.