Cook Sues Partner Over Casino Project
The two companies that joined forces to build Indiana's 11th casino -- under construction in French Lick -- are embroiled in a lawsuit that has been sealed by a judge in Orange County.
The lawsuit and a request for an injunction were filed by Cook Group Inc., a Bloomington medical-device manufacturer, against Lauth Resorts and Casinos LLC, its partner in the project.
Details about the case couldn't be learned yesterday because Orange County Circuit Judge Larry Blanton agreed to seal the documents.
State law requires a hearing before a judge seals a lawsuit. After being questioned by The Courier-Journal about his decision, Blanton said he would set a date today for a hearing on the matter.
Earlier this month, Indiana's gambling regulators acknowledged that Cook and Lauth had entered mediation in an attempt to resolve a continuing dispute over control of the project.
It includes the casino, with 1,200 slot machines and 46 table games, as well as several restaurants and a convention center.
The partnership, called Blue Sky Casino LLC, also is overseeing a restoration of the French Lick Springs Resort and its 18-hole golf course, and the construction of a second golf course, a new swimming-pool complex and an 800-space parking garage.
Officials of both companies declined yesterday to discuss the litigation or other aspects of an ambitious Nov. 1 deadline for opening the casino and 400 rooms at the French Lick resort.
June 21, 2006
Posted By Skip Davis
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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