July 11, 2023
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a yearslong dispute between a former nurse and administration officials at a Native American-run care center in Montana over claims of anti-racketeering law violations after the health care worker alleged she was illegally fired for reporting a patient's claim of sexual assault.
February 22, 2023
A Montana federal judge has allowed the leaders of a tribal nursing home to duck allegations that they illegally fired a nurse after she reported a patient's claim of sexual assault, adopting on Wednesday a magistrate's view that the case does not reflect a violation of anti-racketeering law.
August 11, 2021
Board members of a Crow Tribe-run health center have urged a Montana federal judge to toss a nurse's suit against them, saying her claims that they conspired to fire her in retaliation for reporting incidents of sexual assault didn't amount to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violation.
January 28, 2021
Federal attorneys struck back Wednesday at a Crow Tribe-run health center's attempt to drag the federal government into its defense against a nurse's wrongful termination suit, telling a Montana federal judge that the government had no authority to take over tribal contractors' defense.
January 14, 2021
Board members of a Crow Tribe-run health center have urged a Montana federal judge to toss a suit claiming that they fired a nurse as retaliation for reporting patient abuse, saying they were acting within the scope of their employment and are immune from the suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act.