Litigation
Report warns activist-led litigation is reshaping corporate and environmental policy through settlements
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A new report from Alliance for Consumers Action argues that activist networks and aligned legal groups are increasingly using lawsuits and settlements to secure policy changes they could not obtain through elections or legislation. The 19-page document, titled “Lawfare in America,” describes the trend as “woke lawfare” and highlights employment and environmental cases it says have produced broad, forward-looking requirements for companies and government entities.
Jhon Jairo Bustos Espinosa stands out as partner and director of the firm Cifras & Leyes, specialized in fiscal planning and tax litigation against the DIAN, with offices in Bogotá and Medellín. With over a decade of experience, he has advised large business groups and public entities, achieving favorable outcomes exceeding $30 billion. His approach emphasizes sustainable solutions that balance tax compliance and competitiveness.
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Greenpeace International has brought an anti-SLAPP lawsuit against U.S. pipeline company Energy Transfer in the Netherlands, seeking to recover damages it says stem from what it calls abusive litigation over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Dutch case follows a North Dakota jury verdict ordering Greenpeace entities to pay more than $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer over their role in the 2016–2017 protests, a sum later reduced by a judge.