Judge approves counsel and representative replacements

At an August 30 hearing Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez ordered the replacement of class representatives and class counsel for the Hanson Class plaintiffs who have been pursuing their receipt of a $2.7 million judgment that was awarded to them in a 1998 award brought forward by Petersburg attorney Fred Triem against Kake Tribal Corporation.

Judge Menendez ordered in February 2017 that class representative Clifford Tagaban and class counsel Fred Triem be removed from their respective positions. Paul Fay was elected class representative by shareholders and Michael Heiser as class counsel at...