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Judge denies Greenpeace request for new trial in Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit
Updated Nov 3, 3:38 PM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.
What the primary sources show
- Judge James Gion of the Southwest Judicial District denied Greenpeace's request for a new trial in the lawsuit brought by Energy Transfer. [Bismarck Source] [KFYR-TV]
- Greenpeace says it will appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court. [Bismarck Source] [KFYR-TV]
- A Morton County jury in early 2025 directed Greenpeace to pay Energy Transfer about $667 million over 2016 and 2017 pipeline protests. [Bismarck Source] [KFYR-TV]
- Judge Gion reduced the award to $345 million. [Bismarck Source] [KFYR-TV]
- Greenpeace argued the first trial was unfair, citing inaccurate evidence, errors in the jury instructions and verdict form, and possible bias in the Morton County jury pool. [Bismarck Source] [KFYR-TV]
- Judge Gion wrote that he did not find Greenpeace's arguments persuasive. [KFYR-TV]
- Energy Transfer said the jury's verdict should stand and that Greenpeace is responsible for the harm it caused. [KFYR-TV]
What they left out / still unanswered
- The sources do not give the date of the ruling or of Greenpeace's appeal.
- The sources do not say whether the $345 million judgment must be paid or secured while the appeal is pending.
- The judge's full written reasoning is cut off in both source texts, so the rest of his explanation is not available here.
Official line vs. how each source framed it
- Bismarck Source: Bismarck News framed the ruling around Greenpeace's appeal and its venue-bias argument, and added that the suit names three Greenpeace entities: Greenpeace USA, Greenpeace International, and the Greenpeace Fund. Read it →
- KFYR-TV: KFYR-TV, relaying North Dakota Monitor, framed the ruling with Greenpeace's appeal quote and Energy Transfer's statement defending the verdict, and added that Greenpeace proposed Cass County as a venue for any new trial. Read it → · Ads
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