Quapaw Tribe of Okla. v. Blue Tee Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20244
No(s). 03-cv-0846 (N.D. Okla. Aug 20, 2010)

A district court held that the state of Oklahoma is not an indispensable party in a Native American tribe's action for natural resources damages against the successor entities of mining companies that operated in the former Tri-State Mining District. The natural resources at issue are located solely...