An enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation has filed a suit in the Cherokee Nation Court against Smith Kline Beecham, an international drug company. The suit alleges that the tribal member was severely and permanently injured when she ingested the drug Avandia, which is used in treating diabetes. The defendant has filed a brief claiming the Cherokee Nation does not have jurisdiction in this matter.
The plaintiff's attorney, Todd Hembree, Esq., has filed a response in the tribal court. This case is worth watching as the defendant will fight tribal jurisdiction aggressively.
For more details about this case, please contact Mr. Hembree at hembreelaw1@aol.com or 918-453-0101.
Remember that justice does not necessarily come to who is right. It comes to the one with the most money a lot of times. Big companies donate to judges re election campaines just before trials, there is politics with the constant bribery there plus they can afford some pretty expensive lawyers. I can see them wanting to get out of Tribal Jurisdiction because the plaintiff would likely have a few friends on the jury. Bob McGuire - Member - Sault St. Marie Tribe Of Chippewas.
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