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Conversely, an “extortive plaintiff who thinks he can get a million dollars after finding a fly in the water” can pursue the claim for years, clogging up the system to the detriment of worthy plaintiffs that ought to get their just compensation.

Interview with the Author of “Life Without Lawyers” : Law is Cool 2009

The passage jumped out at me, too, because it at least hinted, if not strongly suggested, that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had some direct involvement in the exorbitant, some might say extortive, rates the Bureau of Reclamation wants to charge Colorado Springs for storing water in Pueblo Reservoir, which is part of a water project this city bankrolls.

Sean Paige: Is Ken Salazar Trying to Soak Colorado Springs? 2010

One wonders if New Delhi was able to procure President Barack Obama's silence on the Kashmir issue during his recent trip to Bharat, in which multiple billions of dollars worth of business deals were announced that would lead to the creation of 45,000 U.S. jobs, successfully attempting indirect bribery as opposed to the more extortive measures insinuated with Beijing.

Michael Hughes: U.S. silence on Kashmir emboldens India's nationalists, empowers Taliban Michael Hughes 2010

One wonders if New Delhi was able to procure President Barack Obama's silence on the Kashmir issue during his recent trip to Bharat, in which multiple billions of dollars worth of business deals were announced that would lead to the creation of 45,000 U.S. jobs, successfully attempting indirect bribery as opposed to the more extortive measures insinuated with Beijing.

Michael Hughes: U.S. silence on Kashmir emboldens India's nationalists, empowers Taliban Michael Hughes 2010

At that point, Rattner, who had settled identical allegations with the SEC for $6.2 million, abandoned the safe course, first saying in a press release that he "wouldn't be bullied" into paying a fine he considered extortive, and then accusing Cuomo of behavior unbecoming to the state's highest elected official.

Steve Rattner Wants Retaliation For 'Bully' Cuomo AP 2010

One wonders if New Delhi was able to procure President Barack Obama's silence on the Kashmir issue during his recent trip to Bharat, in which multiple billions of dollars worth of business deals were announced that would lead to the creation of 45,000 U.S. jobs, successfully attempting indirect bribery as opposed to the more extortive measures insinuated with Beijing.

Michael Hughes: U.S. silence on Kashmir emboldens India's nationalists, empowers Taliban Michael Hughes 2010

At that point, Rattner, who had settled identical allegations with the SEC for $6.2 million, abandoned the safe course, first saying in a press release that he "wouldn't be bullied" into paying a fine he considered extortive, and then accusing Cuomo of behavior unbecoming to the state's highest elected official.

Steve Rattner Wants Retaliation For 'Bully' Cuomo AP 2010

The Mafia built its empire on just such subtle, difficult-to-prove, extortive, and anticompetitive relationships.

They WERE Warned! 2008

That suit was dropped when the AFA backed down and promised not to use any further extortive practices against the complainants.

Archive 2008-07-01 Alison 2008

No country has a choice if it wants to dissuade the extortive demands of Islamic terror.

The Mideast Showdown 2007