North Dakota ranchers fought a gas company's pipeline easement and won $383,375 in legal costs, only to lose the award on appeal; their dispute is now headed to the US Supreme Court on November 9
- North Dakota ranchers' $383,375 legal fee dispute reaches US Supreme Court.
- (AI image)The US Supreme Court will hear a dispute on Monday over whether a private natural gas pipeline company must pay the legal expenses of landowners whose property it acquires through eminent domain.
- The case involves North Dakota rancher Leonard Hoffmann and his neighbours, who won an award of $383,375.76 in attorney's fees and litigation expenses against WBI Energy Transmission, according to SCOTUS Analytics.
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- North Dakota ranchers' $383,375 legal fee dispute reaches US Supreme Court.
- (AI image)The US Supreme Court will hear a dispute on Monday over whether a private natural gas pipeline company must pay the legal expenses of landowners whose property it acquires through eminent domain.
- The case involves North Dakota rancher Leonard Hoffmann and his neighbours, who won an award of $383,375.76 in attorney's fees and litigation expenses against WBI Energy Transmission, according to SCOTUS Analytics.
Sources: Times of India