Cobell attorneys host meetings in Alaska to explain settlement
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Attorneys for the
Indian
trust fund lawsuit will be in Alaska next week to explain the $3.4 billion settlement.
David Smith and Justin Guilder will be at the
Cook Inlet Tribal Council Rasmusson Conference Room, 3600 San Jeronimo Drive, in Anchorage, at 10am on Thursday, March 31.
On Friday, April 1, they will meet at the David Salmon Tribal Hall, 111 Clay Street, in Fairbanks, at 10am.
According to the plaintiffs, about 12,000 Alaska Natives should be eligible for a share of the settlement.
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