A major legal conflict has emerged as a North Dakota-based company, which recently secured a significant ruling against Greenpeace, has requested a court in the Netherlands to halt a countersuit. The company, which had previously won a hefty verdict against Greenpeace earlier this year, is now seeking to stop the organization from pursuing a countersuit in Dutch courts. This new legal challenge comes in the wake of a court decision earlier this year that found Greenpeace liable for its role in demonstrations against the Dakota Access Pipeline project near Cannon, North Dakota, in September 2016. The legal dispute has sparked debate over the balance between corporate interests and environmental activism, raising questions about the scope of legal accountability for protest activities.