Pauma’s new demands stemmed largely from the fact that Harrah’s operated a major competitor, the nearby Rincon hotel and casino. The negotiations fell apart when Pauma began to make new demands on Caesars after the announcement that Caesars was merging with Harrah’s. and related entities in this California Court of Appeal case, in which the Court of Appeal reversed a $30 million judgment against Harrah’s in a business dispute arising out of failed negotiations between Caesars Entertainment and the plaintiff Pauma Indian tribe for Caesars to develop and manage a resort hotel and casino on Pauma’s reservation in northern San Diego County. Horvitz & Levy LLP represented Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.