The next step in the process would be an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.
Though the tribe did not operate the vehicle in question, an appeals court in neighboring Texas said it was 'vicariously liable' for the accident because it paid the bus company and had a relationship with the trip organizer. The patrons were headed to the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, when their charter bus ran off the highway in April 2013. The Choctaw Nation is weighing its next move after being held responsible for the deaths of two casino patrons, The Oklahoman reports.