Skywalk Developer Asks Court To Enforce $28M Award

September 14, 2012

The developer of the Grand Canyon Skywalk is asking a federal judge to enforce a more than $28 million judgment against a northern Arizona tribe.

The American Arbitration Association awarded David Jin the money in a contract dispute with the Hualapai (WAHL’-uh-peye) Tribe. His attorneys filed the enforcement request this week with the U.S. District Court in Arizona.

Jin invested $30 million to build the Skywalk, a glass bridge that gives visitors a view of the Colorado River from the Hualapai reservation. He and the Hualapai Tribe have been locked in a dispute over management fees and an incomplete visitor center.

The tribe severed Jin’s interest in the Skywalk earlier this year and contends the arbitration award isn’t enforceable. It did not participate in a final arbitration hearing in July.

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  • September 18, 2012 at 11:32 am
    Baxtor says:
    Hmmm, and why do countries have wars? To win the land and give it back to the people? No, they fight and keep what they won. Name one other country that has taken land from... read more
  • September 17, 2012 at 6:01 pm
    Andrew Jackson says:
    Baxtor - You and I must be long lost relatives - screw them natives! It's not like the US Goverment stole their land, desimated their numbers, and moved them onto the worst la... read more
  • September 14, 2012 at 7:37 pm
    Baxtor says:
    People don't understand in this country that our states have given way to much diplomacy to our Native friends. Now when something happens on their land, we cannot do anythin... read more
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