Judge wants to resolve Indian lands case

Judge wants to resolve Indian lands case

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The government proposed paying $7 billion partly to settle the Cobell lawsuit in March 2007, but that was rejected by the plaintiffs, who estimate the government's liability could exceed $100 billion.

The lawsuit deals with individuals' lands. Several tribes have sued separately, claiming mismanagement of their lands.

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To me this seems to be a case of groups of people using the courts to try to squeeze a large amount of money from an authority with deep pockets. It might work and it might not. A big point here is they were offered seven billion to basically be quiet and go home. This is not the way I would want to see people get rich but it just might happen.

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