In the state of North Dakota, a jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay $660 million to the pipeline company Energy Transfer.

The lawsuit, filed by the Dallas-based oil and gas company Energy Transfer Partners against the environmental group Greenpeace, has concluded.

The company had claimed that the organization engaged in defamatory and criminal behavior by inciting people to protest through a “misinformation campaign” by protesters on the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017. Rejecting the allegations, Greenpeace stated in a post-verdict statement that such lawsuits aimed to “suppress the right to peaceful protest.” After more than two days of deliberation, the nine-person jury in Mandan, North Dakota, ruled mostly in favor of Energy Transfer. According to Greenpeace’s calculations, the jury demanded that Energy Transfer be paid at least $660 million. The Guardian reported that prior to the trial, the environmental group expressed concerns about fair trial in the oil and gas country, stating that losing the case and facing a massive financial award could bankrupt their operations in the United States.

Energy Transfer filed lawsuits against three Greenpeace organizations, claiming that they were a single entity rather than independent members of the Greenpeace network. A statement from the organization indicated that Greenpeace intends to appeal the decision.