Texas pipeline company’s $300M lawsuit against Greenpeace heads to trial in North Dakota
- Energy Transfer Partners is suing Greenpeace for $300 million over allegations of defamation and causing construction delays of the Dakota Access Pipeline, as they claim Greenpeace orchestrated protests starting in 2016 that significantly impacted their profits.
- The case centers on nine defamatory statements made by Greenpeace, which Energy Transfer claims caused them significant financial loss.
- The trial is seen as significant for free speech rights and has drawn attention from legal observers globally, with jury selection completed for the five-week trial.
- Greenpeace argues that Energy Transfer's claim that they are responsible for the protests is unfounded, noting that the majority of protest activities occurred prior to their involvement.
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‘An absolute mess’: Residents of Morton County reflect on pipeline protests years later
(The Center Square) – Another year and it’ll be a decade since work began on the Dakota Access Pipeline, when local protests grew into a national phenomenon that residents of Morton County, North Dakota, will never forget.
Greenland Faces $11 Billion Lawsuit Over Uranium Mining Ban - One Green Planet
Greenland's uranium mining ban leads to a massive $11 billion lawsuit, highlighting the clash between environmental preservation and mineral demand. The post Greenland Faces $11 Billion Lawsuit Over Uranium Mining Ban appeared first on One Green Planet.
A Tough Start for Greenpeace in Court Fight With Pipeline Giant - Overpasses For America
The opening week of the landmark trial of Greenpeace in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by Energy Transfer over the Dakota Access Pipeline protests did not bode well for the defense. Lawyers for Greenpeace said so themselves in a petition filed in North Dakota’s Supreme Court. They asked the court on Thursday to move the trial out of Morton County, arguing the jury is not impartial. Daily life was disrupted there for nearly a year, in 2016 and 201…
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