Legal Opinion
Outsource Services Management, LLC v. Nooksack Business Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 14, 2013No. 67050-6-IPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
¶1 — This is a breach of contract action by Outsource Services Management LLC (OSM) against Nooksack Business Corporation (NBC), a tribal corporation of the Nooksack Indian Tribe.1 The Whatcom County Superior Court denied NBC’s omnibus motion to dismiss based on CR 12(b)(1), (2), and (6).
¶2 Because NBC expressly waived its sovereign immunity in this action on contract, we hold that the superior court has subject matter jurisdiction of this case. Moreover, the loan and other agreements between these parties are not “management contracts,” which are void and unenforceable under the provisions…
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