The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been giving us a lot of reasons to be concerned about the chemicals that are now flowing into our ground water. The latest in this regard is the presence of herbicides and pesticides. Many crops are now being sprayed with these harmful chemicals just to keep pests away. The problem is that farmers can not make them put it back afterwards. This is one of the reasons why it is very important for the courts to take action against polluters.
It is now quite common for the courts to hand down judgements: for environmental damages caused by companies’ negligence in terms of their handling of hazardous chemicals. It is for this reason that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must take steps to protect the environment from chemical pollution. These judgements are usually of long duration and may involve financial settlements as well. So the EPA must ensure that they have the expertise to judge these cases. The U.S. Justice Department and other agencies like the states have to provide the necessary expertise so that the judges can properly dispose of these issues.
There are many friends of the court brief, but they all have one thing in common: They are made by people who work at the EPA. It is quite amazing that some of these briefs end up as legal documents with the judges who are supposed to make decisions based on what the evidence shows. It is important for you to see that the EPA does not let these friends of the court brief become laws, because that would undermine the legitimacy of government at all levels. Only when there is a real need for a law, it is passed through the legislature and becomes an executive order.
Friends of the Court Briefs help: these chemical companies defend themselves against the claims by the victims of their toxic products. It is interesting that many of these chemical companies are willing to pour millions into this litigation. Why? It is because they want to maintain their market share and keep their profits from being eaten away by competitors. Many of these chemical companies have put hundreds of millions of dollars into research and development projects that could save their business; however, if they lose their lawsuits, they will be out of business.
There are other chemical companies that are willing to engage in this process: but it is mostly friends of the court that are willing to spend millions of dollars in legal fees. They will then hire other companies that are not actually related to the corporation to go before the judges. Friends of the Court Briefs actually have inside connections with the judges. The attorneys will get their “friend” judges to help their “friend” companies. This is nothing short of extortion!
What do you think? Do you think that it is wrong for friends of the court brief to use this strategy of extortion? Do you think it is unfortunate that some of these companies are willing to spend millions of dollars and put a few loyal friends on the defense team to help them do this?
If you think so, you should sign up online as a Friend of Court Briefs subscriber.