Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company
The court found it has jurisdiction as Greenpeace seeks to challenge a $345 million U.S. award tied to Dakota Access Pipeline protests.
- On Wednesday, the Amsterdam District Court ruled it has jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit brought by Greenpeace International against Texas-based Energy Transfer over U.S. litigation stemming from the Dakota Access Pipeline.
- Greenpeace filed the lawsuit to block a $345 million award, arguing Energy Transfer used "meritless" U.S. litigation to silence free speech and punish solidarity with Indigenous movements.
- Judges rejected Energy Transfer's requests to dismiss the complaint or postpone proceedings until U.S. cases conclude, though the court also dismissed Greenpeace's attempt to seek protection under a new European law.
- With no hearing date set, Greenpeace's executive director Mads Christensen said the company's actions represent "blatant attempts to silence free speech" and "punish solidarity" with Indigenous movements.
- The conflict stems from 2016 protests near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota, where more than a thousand people gathered; Greenpeace plans to appeal a separate North Dakota judgment ordering millions in damages.
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Netherlands court allows Greenpeace lawsuit against Energy Transfer to proceed
The Amsterdam District Court on Wednesday allowed Greenpeace International to proceed with its anti-SLAPP lawsuit against Energy Transfer in the Netherlands. Energy Transfer, one of the largest energy companies in North America with businesses operations in the Netherlands, attempted to halt a lawsuit initiated by Greenpeace International, an environmental group headquartered in the Netherlands. The court found that employees of the organization…
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Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company
Judges in Amsterdam have given Greenpeace a preliminary win in an anti-intimidation court case. A court on Wednesday rejected a request from fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer to toss the complaint out.
Dutch court accepts Greenpeace lawsuit against Energy Transfer over pipeline protests
A Dutch court said it could hear a case brought by Greenpeace against Energy Transfer, as the environmentalist group seeks compensation for US cases in which it was targeted by the company.
Dutch court to continue Greenpeace case over pipeline protest fine
A Dutch court on Wednesday said it could hear a case brought by Greenpeace International against U.S. pipeline company Energy Transfer in which the environmentalist group is seeking compensation for U.S. cases in which it was targeted by the company.
Greenpeace wins jurisdiction battle in Dutch challenge to $345 mln US pipeline verdict « Carbon Pulse
A Dutch court has cleared the way for Greenpeace International to pursue legal action against US pipeline operator Energy Transfer, rejecting the company's attempt to have the anti-intimidation case dismissed and allowing proceedings to move to the merits stage.
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