Family Business Sues EPA Over In-house Tribunals

Published on December 24, 2023

A family-owned contracting business, that claims the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unfairly fined it for failing to disclose lead hazards, is challenging the in-house adjudication system the agency used to fine it. The legal complaint disputing $375,000 in penalties was filed in the case of Ro Cher Enterprises Inc. v. EPA in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ro Cher Enterprises is owned by Roger and Cheryl Janakus who opened their Door and Window Superstore in 1983, selling doors and windows from their Chicago-area retail store and showroom. On Dec. 22, the company filed for a preliminary injunction, its attorney, Oliver Dunford of the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), told The Epoch Times. PLF is a national public interest law firm based in Sacramento, California, that fights government overreach....

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