一位北达科他州法官以证据不足和重复索赔为由,将绿色和平运动的管道诉讼损失削减至3.45亿美元。
A North Dakota judge cut Greenpeace’s pipeline lawsuit damages to $345 million, citing weak evidence and duplicate claims.
一位北达科他州法官将绿色和平运动在诉讼过程中的损害赔偿减为3.45亿美元,
A North Dakota judge reduced Greenpeace’s damages in a pipeline lawsuit to $345 million, halving the original $667 million jury award.
该案与2016-2017年在Pand Rock Sioux保留地附近的抗议活动有关,涉及诽谤、阴谋和能源转让的侵入等指控。
The case, tied to 2016–2017 protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, involved claims of defamation, conspiracy, and trespass by Energy Transfer.
由于重复索赔和证据不足,法官削减了裁决,同时驳回一些罪状。
The judge cut the award due to duplicative claims and insufficient evidence, while dismissing some counts.
Energy Transfer 计划上诉,称判决公正,而绿色和平组织则表示,该裁决威胁到言论自由,并计划寻求新的审判。
Energy Transfer plans to appeal, calling the verdict just, while Greenpeace says the ruling threatens free speech and plans to seek a new trial.
审判于2025年结束,法官还允许绿色和平运动在荷兰的单独反恐吓案继续审理。
The trial concluded in 2025, and the judge also allowed Greenpeace’s separate anti-intimidation case in the Netherlands to proceed.