Roseburg Forest Products agreed to drop its bullying lawsuit against Water for Citizens of Weed, California (WCWC) and nine members of the Weed community who challenged the company’s efforts to control a local water source... A court dismissed Roseburg’s lawsuit against WCWC and nine citizens in December 2017 under California’s anti-SLAPP law. In a settlement... Roseburg... finally agreed to fully reimburse the defendants for recoverable legal fees and costs and to drop its appeal of the court’s decision... In August [2019], facing mounting legal costs, the City Council agreed to cede the disputed water rights to Roseburg. The City Council has now voted to initiate eminent domain proceedings to regain ownership of the water.