A sign on the Coushatta Reservation in Louisiana. Photo from Facebook
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana prevailed in the latest round of a long-running dispute with an engineering firm. The tribe was ordered to pay $16.6 million to Meyer and Associates for allegedly violating a contract to study a power plant. But the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal vacated the entire judgment, holding that a lower court judge made mistakes that didn't give the tribe an opportunity to be heard. Meyer originally signed the contract in 2002 but the tribe ended its relationship after a new chairman came on board in 2005. Later on, the company claimed it had entered into a $21 million settlement when a different chairman took office. A judge refused to enforce the agreement because it had not been approved by the tribal council, The Lake Charles American Press reported in April 2014. The case will now return to the lower court. Turtle Talk has posted briefs from Meyer & Associates v. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. Get the Story:
$16.6M ruling against Coushatta Tribe vacated (The Lake Charles American Press 2/9) 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal Decision:
Meyer & Associates v. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana (January 27, 2016)
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