Category: In The News

JJ England recently filed a complaint on behalf of Dakota Resource Council against Meridian Energy alleging the company’s zoning permit from Billings County is not valid. The complaint alleges the conditional use permit granted by Billings County in July 2016 is not valid because the company did not construct or begin operating the refinery within a year, citing Billings County zoning ordinances that require a conditional use to be instituted within a year of the permit’s approval. DRC alleges that Meridian significantly changed plans for its refinery since obtaining the county permit but failed to apply for a new permit under the revised plans.

Braaten Law Firm is representing organizations which have taken an appeal challenging the North Dakota Department of Health’s finding that the Davis Refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park would be classified as a synthetic minor source of air pollution. The appeal seeks a court to reverse the health department’s decision and send it back to … Read More

JJ England recently filed a complaint on behalf of Dakota Resource Council against Meridian Energy alleging the company’s zoning permit from Billings County is not valid. The complaint alleges the conditional use permit granted by Billings County in July 2016 is not valid because the company did not construct or begin operating the refinery within … Read More

Derrick Braaten was recently quoted in a Washington Post article about eminent domain. Full article can be found here.

Derrick Braaten was recently quoted in an article about the expo put on by the Northwest Landowners Association. Full article can be found here.

A recent article references JJ England’s representation of landowners neighboring a proposed refinery that has requested a new water appropriation permit. See the article HERE. A related article from the AP published by US News can be found HERE.

Derrick Braaten was recently quoted in an article regarding landowner rights related to the government’s power of eminent domain. See the article HERE. A related article regarding a recent landowner verdict in an inverse condemnation action against the City of Lincoln can be found HERE.

Derrick Braaten was quoted recently in an article about the continued ownership of a ranch by Dakota Access. Braaten Law Firm is involved in a lawsuit brought by Farm Bureau to challenge the validity of North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming laws. The firm also represented a large group of landowners and successfully negotiated easements on their … Read More