Judge Dismisses Tribal Members’ Pipeline Trespass Claims Against Oil Companies

Mealey's (April 9, 2020, 9:31 AM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota federal judge on April 6 dismissed tribal landowners’ trespass claims against oil companies that have operated a pipeline across reservation land since at least 2013 without renewing the easements for the line, finding that the claims are premature since the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is still working on getting the easements approved (Tex Hall, et al. v. Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company, LLC, No. 1:18-cv-00217, D. N.D.)....