Comments on: EPA gives millions to environmental groups that sue it

By: Obama Administration Funds Special-Interest Groups, Wipes Out Jobs, Refuses to Cut Wasteful Spending

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:13:06 +0000

[…] or consent decrees that effectively expand its jurisdiction. As Walter Olson notes, the EPA has a symbiotic relationship with the groups that sue it. And this is not unusual for government agencies: as he notes in his […]

By: AMcA

AMcA — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:58:32 +0000

Walter – you want an interesting thing to look at regarding one-way attorney’s fees, check out the Department of Justice’s “Laffey Matrix” which is supposed to be used to set attorney’s fees in statute cases. Crumb-bum plaintiff’s lawyers who do more harm than good to their cases come wandering into court demanding $475 an hour for their raggedy services, citing the “Laffey Matrix”, and judges don’t even blink.

By: On the EPA using your funds to get itself sued to act against your intersets | JunkScience Sidebar

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:55:32 +0000

[…] suits, it then awards the groups millions more in attorneys’ fees,” notes legal commentatorWalter Olson. “‘The EPA isn’t harmed by these suits,’ said Jeffrey Holmstead, who was an EPA […]

By: EPA Gives Millions to Green Groups That Sue It; Massive Funding Advantage for Enviro Groups and Green Welfare

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:20:21 +0000

[…] suits, it then awards the groups millions more in attorneys’ fees,” notes legal commentator Walter Olson. “‘The EPA isn’t harmed by these suits,’ said Jeffrey Holmstead, who was an […]

By: Hans Bader

Hans Bader — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:27:59 +0000

Other agencies in the Obama Administration also aid the liberal groups that sue them, by collusively settling those lawsuits. The Administration will settle lawsuits for millions even when those lawsuits would ultimately be rejected by a court — such as where an appeals court has already denied the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction on the grounds that they almost certainly will not succeed in their lawsuit.

I discuss one example of the Administration settling an extremely weak case for tens of millions of dollars here:

http://www.openmarket.org/2011/07/08/obama-administration-creates-new-debts-to-pay-off-trial-lawyers-even-as-it-demands-increase-in-debt-ceiling/

My thoughts on the EPA and greenhouse gas litigation and regulation are here:
http://www.globalwarming.org/2011/07/10/epa-gives-millions-to-green-groups-that-sue-it-massive-funding-advantage-for-enviro-groups-and-green-welfare/

By: Mannie

Mannie — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:00:34 +0000

The answer is simple. Reduce EPA’s funding drastically.

The answer is simple. Simple things are hard. The easy way is mined.

By: Ben S

Ben S — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:42:47 +0000

Yeah really, they should be hiring lobbyists and pandering Congresspeople for subsidies like the rest of the business community.

By: Jerryskids

Jerryskids — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:06:08 +0000

I am sure the. FDA is funding the groups that will sue it to ban cigarettes as well.