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  1. February 10, 2015

    Wildlife Service 'Sue And Settle' Suits Moved To DC MDL

    Two lawsuits accusing the federal government of changing endangered species regulations through legal settlements must be wrapped into a pending multidistrict litigation, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said Friday, rejecting states and industry groups' argument that their suits deserve individual attention.

  2. October 16, 2014

    NM, Neb. Join Endangered Species Classification Brawl

    The states of Nebraska and New Mexico on Wednesday filed intervening complaints in Oklahoma federal court in an oil and gas group's suit accusing the feds of using "sue-and-settle" tactics to secretly change endangered species regulations, saying the settlements are overly burdensome to the states.

  3. September 23, 2014

    DOI Loses Bid To Move Okla. 'Sue-And-Settle' Fight To DC

    An Oklahoma federal judge on Monday denied the U.S. Department of the Interior's bid to move an oil and gas group's suit accusing it of using "sue-and-settle" tactics to secretly change endangered species regulations, saying it failed to meet its burden of demonstrating that relevant circumstances "strongly" favor transfer.

  4. March 17, 2014

    FWS Accused Of Using Settlements To Change Rules

    The state of Oklahoma and the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance hit the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with a lawsuit Monday in Oklahoma federal court, accusing the FWS of using "sue-and-settle" tactics to secretly change its regulations.

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