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3:17-cv-00077
Louisiana Middle
Contract: Other
Class Action
John W. deGravelles
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday granted Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC's request to toss a claim brought by JMCB LLC on behalf of parish taxpayers over a $1.4 billion tax break for a liquefied natural gas plant, but gave JMCB an opportunity to amend its suit.
JMCB LLC asked a Louisiana federal court on Monday to deny Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC's motion to dismiss its claim over a $1.4 billion tax break for a liquefied natural gas plant, saying Sabine lacked standing because JMCB voluntarily dismissed Sabine from the lawsuit.
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry and the state Department of Economic Development asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit seeking to reverse a $1.4 billion tax break for a $6 billion liquefied natural gas plant built by Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, saying the proposed class is flawed.
A putative class action brought by Louisiana taxpayers seeking to nullify a $1.4 billion tax break for a $6 billion liquefied natural gas plant built by Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC will stay in federal court, a Louisiana federal judge has ruled.
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC from a putative class action brought by Cameron Parish taxpayers that seeks to nullify a state-granted exemption of Sabine's $6 billion liquefied natural gas plant from property taxes, after the taxpayers agreed to drop the company from the suit.
Sabine Pass Liquefaction asked a Louisiana federal judge on Friday to toss a class action on behalf of Cameron Parish taxpayers that seeks to nullify a state-granted exemption of its new $6 billion liquefied natural gas plant from property taxes.