United States of America v. Osage Wind, LLC et al
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4:14-cv-00704
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March 04, 2025
Judge Stays Osage Wind Farm Order, Requires $10M Bond
An Oklahoma federal judge stayed a $4.2 million judgment and order requiring an energy company to remove 84 wind turbines from the Osage Nation's reservation pending the outcome of a Tenth Circuit appeal, ordering the company to pay a $10 million bond in the interim.
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February 21, 2025
Energy Co. Says Osage Shouldn't Rush To Destroy Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America is urging a federal district court to stay a $4.2 million judgment and order requiring it to remove 84 wind turbines from the Osage Nation's reservation while it appeals to the Tenth Circuit, arguing that the appellate court could find their destruction was unnecessary.
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February 04, 2025
US, Osage Nation Fight Bid To Stay $4.2M Wind Farm Order
The U.S. government is fighting a bid by Enel Green Power North America to stay a $4.2 million judgment and permanent injunction that requires it to remove 84 wind turbines from the Osage Nation's reservation, arguing that the company is unlikely to prevail in a Tenth Circuit appeal.
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December 20, 2024
Feds, Osage Nation Score Damages Win In Wind Farm Suit
An Oklahoma federal judge has ended a decade of litigation involving the Osage Nation, the U.S. government and Enel Green Power North America, ordering the company to pay more than $300,000 in damages and attorney fees and to remove 84 wind turbines from the tribe's reservation.
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March 29, 2024
Feds, Energy Cos. Clash Over Osage Wind Farm Damages Trial
The U.S. government and Enel Green Power North America Inc. are both pushing to shape a damages trial set for May after a federal judge ordered the ejectment of more than 80 wind turbines the companies installed on Osage Nation land in Oklahoma without required mineral leases.
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December 21, 2023
Feds, Osage Nation See Win In Wind Farm 'Mining' Row
A federal judge in Oklahoma largely granted summary judgment to the U.S. government and Osage Nation in their long-running wind farm dispute with Enel Green Power North America Inc. and two subsidiaries, and ordered the ejectment of 84 wind turbines after the companies failed for years to get a required mineral lease.
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November 04, 2021
Osage Wind Seeks Summary Judgment In Okla. Suit
Oklahoma wind farm developers are pushing for summary judgment in a long-standing suit over the excavation of minerals to build the projects, arguing the damages sought by the U.S. government and a tribal council are too severe.
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November 02, 2021
Wind Farm Developers Slam U.S. Sanctions Claims Over Docs
A group of developers has urged a federal court to reject a bid by the U.S. government to sanction them for allegedly destroying records related to the construction of a wind farm in Oklahoma, arguing that the records at issue never existed in the first place.
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October 15, 2021
US, Wind Farm Cos. Ask for Win in Okla. 'Mining' Suit
The U.S government and a group of wind farm developers have asked a federal judge to grant summary judgment in their long-running battle over the excavation and use of minerals on Osage Nation land.
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October 12, 2021
US Says Wind Farm Developers' Lies Deserve Sanctions
The United States asked an Oklahoma federal court on Monday to sanction a group of wind farm developers for breaking promises to keep records related to its suit opened on behalf of Osage Nation alleging that the companies trespassed on the tribe's lands.