By Doug McMurdo | Kingman Daily Miner
A recently signed confidential settlement between the Hualapai Tribe and the family of the late David Jin, developer of the Skywalk, might have ended years of costly litigation and negative publicity for the tribe – but a high-profile dispute with another estranged business partner is heating up.
And, in addition to the cost and the distraction, the case could have implications that go far beyond a business dispute in Northwest Arizona.
Attorneys for the western-themed tourist attraction Hualapai Ranch filed an amended lawsuit last month alleging the Grand Canyon Resort Association – the tribal-led corporation that oversees the tribe’s tourist businesses – conspired to push out ranch owner James Brown.