United States of America v. Osage Wind, LLC et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. August 26, 2021

    Wind Farm Can't Revive Defenses To Tribe's Trespass Claim

    An Oklahoma federal court has denied a request from wind farm developers to reconsider its decision to block some of their defenses for their alleged trespass on Osage Nation land, saying the previous decision was well considered.

  8. June 15, 2021

    Wind Farm Seeks To Restore Defenses In Osage Trespass Suit

    Wind farm developers urged an Oklahoma federal court to reconsider its decision to block some of their defenses for their trespass on Osage Nation lands as the court weighs the appropriate remedy, arguing no one ever stepped in to correct their understanding about what permissions were needed.

  9. January 12, 2021

    Okla. Judge Axes Wind Farm's Damage Defense In Osage Suit

    An Oklahoma federal judge on Monday rejected several arguments raised by a group of wind farm developers seeking to escape damages for trespassing on tribal land and for failing to obtain permission for their wind turbine project on Osage Nation land.

  10. December 21, 2020

    Osage Nation Wants Wind Farm Cos.' Damage Defenses Nixed

    A council that negotiates mineral leases for the Osage Nation of Oklahoma is seeking to strike down defenses put forward by a group of wind farm developers, as an Oklahoma federal court considers appropriate damages for their trespass on Osage lands.