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J.D. Colbert: Cobell attorney fee request a sign of greed, betrayal (03/11)
To the Mount Rushmore of Greed and Betrayal -- including among others, Benedict Arnold, Judas, Bernie Madoff and Jack Abramoff -- must now be added the visage of Elouise Pepion Cobell. For good measure there might be added small busts...
Rep. Gosar signs onto bill to restrict Cobell attorney fees to $50M (03/11)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona), a new member of Congress, has signed onto H.R.887, a bill to limit attorney fees in the Indian trust fund lawsuit to $50 million. Gosar sits on the new House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native...
Cobell team to hold meetings in Oklahoma to discuss settlement (03/10)
Attorneys for the Indian trust fund lawsuit will be in Oklahoma next week to discuss the $3.4 billion settlement to the case. Keith Harper, Rob Harmala and Alex Pearl will be at the Wichita Tribe Housing Authority Iscani Community, 1...
Cobell attorneys say fee request not a big issue in Indian Country (03/09)
Attorneys who have worked on the Indian trust fund lawsuit for 14 years don't think their fee request isn't a big issue in Indian Country. Keith Harper, a member of the Cherokee Nation who has worked on the case since...
Bill to cap Cobell attorney fees to $50M referred to committees (03/08)
H.R.887, a bill to limit attorney fees in the Indian trust fund lawsuit to $50 million, has been referred to two committees in the House. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) introduced the bill on March 2. Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Washington) is...
Cobell attorneys criticize Republican bill to restrict fees to $50M (03/04)
A bill to limit attorney fees in the Indian trust fund lawsuit to $50 million would kill the settlement, attorney Dennis Gingold said. Gingold and the other attorneys are asking a federal judge for $223 million. Two Republican leaders, Rep....
House Republicans plan bill to limit Cobell attorney fees to $50M (03/02)
Two leading House Republicans are introducing a bill that limits attorney fees in the Indian trust fund lawsuit to $50 million. Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Washington), the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the chairman...
DOJ opposes incentive payment for Cobell and named plaintiffs (03/02)
The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to cut down the incentive payments for Elouise Cobell and the other named plaintiffs in the Indian trust fund lawsuit. Cobell and three named plaintiffs have asked for $2.5 million in...
Key deadline approaching for beneficiaries to Cobell settlement (03/01)
Indian beneficiaries face an important deadline in the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit, an attorney in the case said on Monday. Beneficiaries have until April 20 to object or comment on the settlement, Keith Harper, a...
Vi Waln: Questions remain about $3.4B Indian trust settlement (02/28)
I believe there are many Indian people who still have unanswered questions about the Cobell Settlement. We now know that certain Individual Indian Money (IIM) account holders will receive a $1,000 cash award for being part of the historical accounting...
Dorgan calls Cobell attorney fee request for $223M 'shameful' (02/25)
Retired Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) is "angry" over the $223 million that the attorneys for the Indian trust fund lawsuit are seeking from a federal judge. Dorgan, the former chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, pushed the settlement...
Editorial: Lawyers the true beneficiaries in Indian settlements (02/25)
"The way I see it Elouise Cobell’s intentions were that of receiving what was owed. Is this truly the case in this case, with the lawyers pocketing large sums of cash? The Cobell case sued the U.S. Department of the...
Cobell attorneys face criticism over request for $223M in fees (02/24)
The attorneys in the Indian trust fund lawsuit say they are entitled to $223 million in fees for their work but the request is coming under fire. Retired Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the former chairman of the Senate Indian...
Elouise Cobell discusses Indian trust settlement in New Mexico (02/10)
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, has been in New Mexico this week to discuss the $3.4 billion settlement in the case. Cobell and attorney Dennis Gingold held meetings at Laguna Pueblo and Church Rock...
Elouise Cobell in New Mexico to discuss $3.4B trust fund settlement (02/08)
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, is in New Mexico this week to discuss the $3.4 billion settlement that was signed into law last year. Cobell and attorney Dennis Gingold will be at Laguna Pueblo...
Elouise Cobell to visit Navajo Nation to talk about $3.4B settlement (02/04)
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit will visit the Navajo Nation next week to discuss the $3.4 billion settlement that was signed into law last year. Cobell and her team have scheduled meetings in Church...
Cobell attorneys detail request for $223M fees for 14 years of work (02/02)
The attorneys in the Indian trust fund lawsuit say they are entitled to $223 million in fees for more than 14 years of work. The attorneys began working on the case in 1995. The lawsuit was filed in June 1996...
Cobell team holding meetings across Indian Country for settlement (02/02)
The plaintiffs in the Indian trust fund lawsuit are holding meetings across Indian Country to explain the $3.4 billion settlement that was signed into law last year. The schedule for this week follows: February 2, 9:00 a.m. Morongo Band of...
Notification process begins for $3.4B Indian trust fund settlement (01/27)
The notification process for the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit is underway. The Cobell website has been updated to include information about the process. Beneficiaries will be receiving a claim form notice in the mail that...
Notification process begins this week for $3.4B Cobell settlement (01/18)
The notification process for the $3.4 billion settlement to the Indian trust fund lawsuit begins on Thursday, January 20. According to Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, a "long form notice" will be mailed to beneficiaries...
Elouise Cobell provides update for trust fund settlement process (01/05)
Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in the Indian trust fund lawsuit, will be answering questions about the proposed settlement to the case. Cobell is a member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. Dear Indian Country This is the seventeenth letter...
Attorney fees an issue as Cobell settlement moves ahead in court (01/04)
Fees for the attorneys who have worked on the Indian trust fund lawsuit for the past 14 years are in the hands of a federal judge. The $3.4 billion settlement to the case caps the fees to $99.9 million, with...
Shoshone-Bannock landowner not optimistic on trust reform at DOI (01/03)
Ernestine Werelus, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, doesn't think Indian landowners should "get too excited" about trust reform efforts at the Interior Department. Werelus started the Fort Hall Landowners Alliance to address trust management issues on the Fort Hall...
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