After more than a year of grueling litigation, the criminal lawsuit between the Somerset Board of Selectmen and St. Louis-based Brayton Point LLC has come to an end — somewhat.
The legal case, in which Somerset attempted to recoup $3.5 million in outstanding fines, was officially closed after the town dropped two misdemeanor charges of zoning bylaw violation, and charges of municipal bylaw violation or ordinance violation in a “nolle prosequi” motion on April 28 in Fall River District Court.
Since Brayton Point LLC first stepped into court for arraignment on Jan. 4, 2024, there has been a string of rescheduled pretrial hearings, with only a number of them occurring before Judge Paul G. Pino.
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