Resolute Forest Products, Inc. et al v. Greenpeace International et al

  1. January 23, 2019

    Greenpeace Again Beats Most Of Paper Co.'s Defamation Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday threw out the bulk of the latest lawsuit accusing Greenpeace and other environmentalists of racketeering and defamation in relation to an anti-logging campaign against Resolute Forest Products Inc., but said allegations of false statements made about logging activities in Canada must survive.

  2. January 30, 2018

    Enviros Ask To Kill Wood Product Co.'s Defamation Suit

    Greenpeace and other environmentalists asked a California federal court on Monday to toss an amended complaint by Resolute Forest Products Inc. alleging defamation and racketeering stemming from the activists' anti-logging campaign, saying that the renewed effort "is old wine in a new bottle" and must go.

  3. October 16, 2017

    Greenpeace Beats Paper Co.'s RICO, Defamation Suit In Calif.

    A California federal judge Monday threw out all of Resolute Forest Products' defamation and racketeering claims against Greenpeace International and its anti-logging campaign, saying that the company fell far short of showing the group purposely made false statements that went beyond the protection of the First Amendment.

  4. October 10, 2017

    Greenpeace Swings Free Speech Ax At Logger's RICO Suit

    Greenpeace International urged a California federal judge Tuesday to throw out a racketeering suit over its anti-logging campaign, saying the logger plaintiff had mischaracterized what were really defamation claims, and that those defamation claims were barred on First Amendment and other grounds.