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Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. et al v. Greenpeace International et al
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1:17-cv-00173
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Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
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- Braaten Law Firm
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February 15, 2019
Greenpeace Gets Dakota Access Owner's RICO Suit Tossed
A North Dakota federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Energy Transfer Partners LP against Greenpeace International, ruling that attempts to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through fundraising and protest activities aren't evidence of racketeering.
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September 05, 2018
Greenpeace Looks To End Dakota Pipeline RICO Suit
Greenpeace Inc. and related entities asked a North Dakota federal judge to throw out a lawsuit alleging they were responsible for impeding work on the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, saying the accusations in the complaint are not specific enough and serve only to chill the speech of pipeline opponents.
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July 25, 2018
Bank Watchdog Escapes RICO Suit Over Pipeline Opposition
A North Dakota federal judge on Tuesday nixed accusations by the Energy Transfer entities operating the Dakota Access pipeline that a banking transparency watchdog was linked to an "ecoterrorism" campaign that impeded the controversial pipeline's construction, saying the group's advocacy doesn't come close to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violation.
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February 22, 2018
Energy Transfer Wants Enviros' Sanctions Bid Quashed
The Energy Transfer entities that operate the Dakota Access pipeline urged a North Dakota federal court Wednesday not to sanction them over allegations that they didn't do their homework before suing an environmental group they're accusing of organizing violent protests against the pipeline.
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February 09, 2018
Dakota Access Owners Press RICO Suit Against Enviros
The operator of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline urged a North Dakota federal judge Thursday not to toss its suit accusing Greenpeace and other environmental groups of destroying company property and threatening executives with death.
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January 10, 2018
Enviros Say Dakota Access Attys Sued Philosophy, Not Entity
The operator of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline that has sued various environmental groups accusing them of destroying company property and threatening executives with death improperly named an environmental "philosophy" and "nonentity" as a defendant in the suit, a nonprofit advocacy group said Wednesday.
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November 29, 2017
Greenpeace Seeks To Dodge Dakota Access RICO Case
Greenpeace and a nonprofit bank watchdog asked a North Dakota federal judge Tuesday to toss a suit filed by the Dakota Access pipeline operator accusing them of destroying company property and threatening executives with death.
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August 22, 2017
Dakota Access Owner Accuses Greenpeace Of 'Eco-Terrorism'
The company behind the Dakota Access pipeline hit Greenpeace and a roster of other environmental groups with a racketeering suit in North Dakota federal court on Tuesday, claiming the project was targeted by "eco-terrorism" that ultimately interfered with the pipeline's construction and cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from lost investors and reputational ruin.