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Welcome to the law firm of Baron & Budd. P.C.

BARON & BUDD is dedicated to Protecting What’s Right for individuals, companies, governments and other entities in states throughout the country. As a plaintiffs’ law firm, we make it our job to keep a watchful eye on the ways that individuals and communities can be hurt by corporate misconduct and to provide legal assistance to those who have been harmed. We have the longevity (over 30 years), the resources (over 60 attorneys and approximately 200 staff) and the dedication to take on some of the most daunting legal challenges.

Our work over the last three decades has earned us a national reputation as a leader among plaintiffs’ lawyers, as recognized by The National Law Journal’s inclusion of Baron & Budd six times in its yearly “Hot List” of exemplary plaintiffs’ firms (2002-2006, 2008, published by Incisive Media). Our work includes representation of individuals with mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos; injuries caused by other toxic substances and unsafe pharmaceuticals; water authorities seeking clean-up costs for drinking water contamination; government entities and whistleblowers fighting corporate fraud through qui tam and False Claims Act cases; securities investors defrauded by corporate wrongdoing; and consumers and businesses in class actions and insurance litigation.

The BP Oil Spill | Baron & Budd Takes on the Companies Responsible for Horrific Negligence

Gulf Coast Oil Spill

There are very few law firms in the country with substantial experience fighting and successfully litigating against big oil in the courtroom. We are one of those firms.

If you are a business owner and have been adversely affected by the Gulf Oil Spill, you are undoubtedly confronting unprecedented decisions.

CLICK HERE to view our Business Resource Guide.

Chief among these decisions is how to seek compensation for your business losses. We applaud and support the President’s decision to establish the BP Fund. However, we want to communicate to you, the business owner, that you would be well-served by seeking independent legal counsel to advise you regarding your Fund application as this is a singular opportunity for you to receive compensation for your spill-related losses.

It is in your best interest to have every available resource on your side when making decisions that affect the long-term outcome of your business.

Once the Fund ceases making emergency payments (approximately 30 to 90 days after the oil stops leaking), if you accept monies awarded by the Fund, you will be required to release ALL of your claims forever against BP. You will forever be barred from seeking additional damages for your business if it turns out that you underestimated your loss. Therefore, it is important to hire experienced counsel who has access to financial experts with experience calculating future business losses and presenting the losses in a way that meets the legal standards of proof.

We urge you to seek the advice of legal counsel to ensure that your losses are appropriately calculated and that you can obtain a fair and full recovery.

With a 30-year history of Protecting What's Right for individuals, businesses, municipalities and states across the nation, Baron & Budd is able to handle your business loss claims from start to finish, including litigation if the amount awarded by the fund does not cover your losses.

CLICK HERE to see video of Baron & Budd shareholder and head of water contamination group, Scott Summy, speak at the the HB litigation Oil Spill conference.

CLICK HERE to contact us about a possible oil spill case.

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Environmental Attorney Burton LeBlanc of Baron & Budd, P.C. Hired by Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration

BATON ROUGE (August 13, 2010) – Environmental attorney Burton LeBlanc of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and his firm Baron & Budd have been retained by Louisiana Attorney General James. D. “Buddy” Caldwell to provide counsel to the state of Louisiana’s designated Trustees in connection with issues related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill.

Russell Budd of Baron & Budd, P.C. Applauds Judicial Panel Decision to Locate BP Litigation in New Orleans

DALLAS—(August 11, 2010) –In a highly anticipated decision, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (MDL) decided that cases filed in the BP Gulf Oil Spill will be heard in the Eastern District of New Orleans with District Judge Carl Barbier presiding.

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Baron & Budd P.C. Qui Tam Attorney Laura Baughman Available to Comment on Financial Reform Law/SEC Whistleblower Rewards DALLAS (August 6, 2010) - The recently signed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act http://baronandbudd.com/new_whistleblower_provisions provides substantial monetary rewards to whistleblowers who take action against corporate fraud and provides strong protection against retaliation, guarantees confidentiality and includes job security provisions.  The bill covers whistleblowers who report a variety of securities violations including insider trading, money laundering and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (an anti-bribery law).

Russell Budd Announces $21.2 million Victory for City of San Diego in Hotel Tax Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (August 4, 2010)—Russell Budd of Dallas-based law firm Baron & Budd, P.C. announced a $21.2 million award to the City of San Diego against a group of online travel companies accused of not paying millions in hotel occupancy taxes for online hotel bookings.