{"id":5507,"date":"2024-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/energy-transfer-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T02:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T02:04:48","slug":"energy-transfer-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/energy-transfer-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Energy Transfer\u2019s SLAPP Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Fighting Energy Transfer’s SLAPP lawsuit<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Big Oil thinks they can sue the climate movement out of existence. We\u2019re going to show them how wrong they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On March 19, 2025 a North Dakota jury delivered a verdict<\/a> in Energy Transfer\u2019s SLAPP lawsuit against Greenpeace entities in the U.S. and Greenpeace International, finding the defendants liable for more than USD $660 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly a year later, the Court awarded Energy Transfer $345 million<\/a>. We will request a new trial, and \u2014 if necessary \u2014 appeal the decision with the North Dakota Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re prepared to fight this all the way to victory.<\/strong> The law is firmly on our side, and we are confident in our strong arguments for an appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond its potential impacts on Greenpeace entities, this case could establish dangerous new legal precedents that could hold any participant at protests responsible for the actions of others at those protests, chilling free speech in the U.S. and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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