Description: Pipeline developer lawsuit against protesters who allegedly blocked a roadway or attached themselves to equipment to block work on pipeline project.
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Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC v. Tuhus
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Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 10/02/2023 Motion Download Memorandum of law filed in support of defendants' motion for abstention. The defendants filed a motion for abstention, citing ongoing state criminal proceedings against them and alleged co-conspirators and state civil lawsuits against their co-conspirators that mirrored these federal complaints. 09/19/2023 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Mountain Valley Pipeline Developer Sued Two Protesters in Federal Court in West Virginia. The developer of the Mountain Valley Pipeline filed lawsuits in the federal district court for the Southern District of West Virginia against two protesters, one of whom allegedly attached herself to equipment to prevent its operation and delay work and the other who allegedly blocked a roadway. The developer asked the court to enjoin the defendants from entering the subject property or interfering with or obstructing construction and other work. The developer also sought compensatory and punitive damages. The complaints—to which the developer attached social media posts about the protest and a blog post by one of the protesters—included counts for preliminary injunction, permanent injunction, trespass, tortious interference, violation of West Virginia’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, and civil conspiracy. -
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC v. Abramoff
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Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 09/19/2023 Complaint Download Complaint filed.