Legal Opinion
Buzulis v. Mohegan Sun Casino
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 9, 2007No. 06-P-1638Published
1Opinion of the CourtKantrowitz, J.
The main issue to be decided is whether tribal sovereign immunity precludes the plaintiffs from bringing their claims in a court other than the Gaming Disputes Court and, if so, to which of the four defendants such immunity applies.
Facts. Shortly after midnight on July 7, 2002, plaintiff Sheila Buzulis, a Massachusetts resident, and her husband, Michael Buzulis, were about to leave the Mohegan Sun Casino (casino) in Uncasville, Connecticut. As Sheila was retrieving her coat from the coatroom, an unidentified female security guard, re*709ferred to as Jane Doe in the plaintiffs’ amended complaint,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Gilbert McClendon Bernadine F. McClendon Norman McDanel Connie R. McDanel v. United States of America Colorado River Indian Tribal CouncilCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Kizis v. Morse Diesel International, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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