WASHINGTON -- Faced with an unfriendly Congress, the Bush administration has found another, quieter way to make it more difficult for consumers to sue businesses over faulty products. It's rewriting the bureaucratic rulebook.
unbossed.com
This is part two of a discussion of a disturbing trend by the Bush Administration. They are using obscure parts of federal agency regulations to destroy the right to sue manufacturers who have caused serious injuries. Part one described the revelation made by reporter Pete Yost in his Washington Post story - Bush administration rules limit lawsuits on May 13, 2008.
This part explains what has gone wrong in the power grab being made by federal agencies and the way that courts have made this possible.
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, and 11 seconds ago
unbossed.net
This is part two of a discussion of a disturbing trend by the Bush Administration. They are using obscure parts of federal agency regulations to destroy the right to sue manufacturers who have caused serious injuries. Part one described the revelation made by reporter Pete Yost in his Washington Post story - Bush administration rules limit lawsuits on May 13, 2008.
This part explains what has gone wrong in the power grab being made by federal agencies and the way that courts have made this possible.
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, and 10 seconds ago
shirah.dailykos.com
crossposted from unbossed
You may have seen the article by Pete Yost, Bush administration rules limit lawsuits . The gist of the article is that the Bush Administration refused to be stymied by Congress' refusal to protect companies that hurt, kill, or otherwise people from tort suits. As in so many other cases, the Administration turned to federal agencies and administrative processes to do in the dark what it could not do in public.
You may have read it and tut-tutted, but not me. OK, I did tut-tut, but I also compiled a mental list of questions which I plan to share with you.
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
unbossed.org
This is part two of a discussion of a disturbing trend by the Bush Administration. They are using obscure parts of federal agency regulations to destroy the right to sue manufacturers who have caused serious injuries. Part one described the revelation made by reporter Pete Yost in his Washington Post story - Bush administration rules limit lawsuits on May 13, 2008.
This part explains what has gone wrong in the power grab being made by federal agencies and the way that courts have made this possible.
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
