In February, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that the Environmental Hearing Board could award attorneys’ fees and litigation costs to a prevailing third-party appellant under the Clean Streams Law. Clean
Continue Reading Attorney Fees Awards Under the Clean Streams LawMy July column in Pennsylvania Law Weekly considers the implications of the court of appeals’ recent decision in Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International, No. 11-3813 (3d Cir July 8,
Continue Reading Rule 68 Offers of Judgment in Federal Environmental Citizen Suits
Between March 2001 and September 2010, the U.S. Government reportedly paid out more than $21 million in attorneys fees and costs to successful litigants against it in ESA cases.
Continue Reading House Hearings on Litigation Costs Paid by the Government in Endangered Species Act Cases
In his monthly column in the Legal Intelligencer/Pennsylvania Law Weekly, David Mandelbaum explores the recent trend of seeking attorney fees under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law.
Continue Reading Seeking Attorney Fees Under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law