Coeur D'Alene Tribe v. Asarco Inc.

ORDER

LODGE, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Nature of Case

While there is ample room for disagreement on the facts and the law as it is to be applied to this case, it is undisputed that this case is unique in its size, its history and its complexity. The case is of great importance and calls for the exercise of the greatest care and caution in its consideration, a task that is very difficult when expert witnesses with impeccable qualifications reached opposite conclusions on almost every issue. In McCarthy v. Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Co., 164 F. 927 (9th Cir.1908), cert,…