MVP Urges Appeals Court to Revive Civil Lawsuit Against Protesters
We’re happy to see Mountain Valley Pipeline (now majority-owned by EQT) continues to vigorously pursue court action against so-called protesters who illegally blocked work during construction. These “protesters” (from out-of-state, possibly paid by Big Green groups to be there) thought they would skip out on taking responsibility for their actions. But MVP continues to hold their feet to the metaphorical legal fire, as well they should. MVP filed a civil lawsuit against four protesters for contributing to significant delays and costs. They must be held to account for their actions. On Tuesday, MVP asked an appeals court in West Virginia to reinstate its dismissed (on a technicality) civil case in county circuit court. Read More “MVP Urges Appeals Court to Revive Civil Lawsuit Against Protesters”
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