Environmental & Energy
Aug. 21, 2009
Cleaning Up Their Act
A recent case in which EPA officials were forced to give depositions is a reminder that no public official is above accountability, write Jeffrey D. Dintzer, Krista L. Hernandez and Jenna Musselman Yott.
The New Jersey District Court's July 22 order in United States v. Sensient Colors, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62728, took the unusual step of ordering the deposition of a former regional director of the Environmental Protection Agency. High-ranking government officials are generally not subject to deposition, but the extraordinary circumstances of the case and the strong evidence of i...
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