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Native Americans,
Civil Litigation

Jan. 15, 2021

Hueston Hennigan helps Navajos secure $10M settlement for mine flood

Tribal Attorney General Doreen N. McPaul and Assistant Attorney General Paul Spruhan worked with Hueston Hennigan LLP partners John C. Hueston, Moez M. Kaba, and Andrew K. Walsh on the case involving the 2015 Gold King mine disaster in Colorado.

A California firm has secured a $10 million settlement for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice over the 2015 Gold King mine disaster in Colorado. On Wednesday, the tribe announced the agreement with the mine's owners, Sunnyside Gold Corp., a subsidiary of Canada-based Kinross Gold Corp.

Tribal Attorney General Doreen N. McPaul and Assistant Attorney General Paul Spruhan worked with Hueston Hennigan LLP partners John C. Hueston,...

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