Orus Berkley v. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC

  1. July 25, 2018

    4th Circ. Says Court Can't Referee Eminent Domain Fight

    The Fourth Circuit refused Wednesday to revive a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's eminent domain authority from landowners who own property in the path of the $3.5 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline, saying a lower court correctly concluded it couldn't consider the case.

  2. June 21, 2018

    FERC Says 4th Circ. $3.5B Pipeline Fight In Wrong Venue

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asked the Fourth Circuit to throw out a challenge to its decision to allow construction on the $3.5 billion Mountain Valley Pipeline, saying now that authorization for the pipeline is finalized, all appeals belong before the D.C. Circuit.

  3. March 02, 2018

    FERC Says Eminent Domain Fight Doesn't Belong In Court

    A Virginia federal judge correctly ruled she couldn't consider a landowner suit challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's eminent domain authority based on opposition to the $3.5 billion Mountain Valley pipeline, FERC and the pipeline's developers told the Fourth Circuit on Friday.

  4. February 15, 2018

    4th Circ. Won't Bar Pipeline Co. From Taking Va. Properties

    The Fourth Circuit on Thursday shot down a bid by Virginia landowners to bar Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC from taking properties for its project, a move they said was needed while they challenge the constitutionality of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's eminent domain authority.

  5. February 05, 2018

    Don't Let Pipeline Co. Take Land, 4th Circ. Told

    Virginia landowners on Friday urged the Fourth Circuit to bar Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC from taking properties for its project, saying a lower court's ruling setting conditions on that possession won't sufficiently protect landowners while they challenge the constitutionality of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's eminent domain authority.