Expert testimony on Tribal retail motor fuel markets
Eric Fruits provided deposition testimony regarding the relationship between the activities of Indian tribes and Tribal retail motor fuel stations (“gas stations”). Dr. Fruits conducted a survey of gas station customers to evalute the extent to which Tribal membership or Tribal activities attracted customers to the gas stations. Dr. Fruits performed an analysis of the costs of highway improvements and how improvements could be funded from Tribal motor fuel revenues. Squaxin Island Tribe, et al. v. Stephens.