An interesting case. I do wonder what will happen in the EU.
Greenpeace’s Dutch Runaround Risks Undermining US-EU Energy Pact
Cross-border legal cooperation rests on the fragile but essential principle that sovereign nations will respect each other’s lawful judgments. Without that understanding, the global legal system begins to fracture, commerce stalls, treaties lose meaning, and trust erodes.
Now, that principle faces a quiet but consequential test in a courtroom in The Hague.
Greenpeace International has filed a lawsuit in The Netherlands to overturn a $660 million US verdict. On Oct. 28, the trial judge reduced the award to $345 million, but it still remains one of the largest awards for interference with infrastructure in US history.
A North Dakota jury had found the organization liable for defamation, trespass, and civil conspiracy during its campaign against the Dakota Access Pipeline. If the Dutch courts agree, they could refuse to enforce the US ruling, not only invalidating a duly rendered civil verdict, but also casting doubt on whether European courts will honor US legal decisions at all.
The Morton County jury determined that Greenpeace paid outside protestors, coordinated their encampments, and spread false claims about pipeline safety—actions that interfered with construction, escalated costs, and ultimately depressed the stock value of developer Energy Transfer.
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