In what is believed to be the first mesothelioma verdict against Ashland, Inc. subsidiary Hercules, Inc., a Dallas county jury awarded a mesothelioma widow $8.4 million, after finding Hercules accountable for her husband's mesothelioma.
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Baron and Budd Proud To Support ADAO’s Work With McQueen
DALLAS (January 17, 2012) –The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will be honoring the late actor Steve McQueen with the Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart” Memorial Tribute Award.
LeBlanc Is Only Louisiana Environmental Plaintiffs' Attorney Selected For Honor
BATON ROUGE, La. (January 6, 2011) –Burton LeBlanc, the head of Baron and Budd's Baton Rouge office, is one of only six environmental attorneys selected to the 2012 list of Louisiana Super Lawyers, and the only environmental plaintiffs' attorney.
Dallas Jury Finds Hercules, Inc. Liable For Exposing Worker To Asbestos Pipe
DALLAS (January 3, 2012) – A Dallas County jury recently awarded an $8.4 million verdict to a mesothelioma cancer patient’s widow after finding Ashland, Inc. subsidiary, Hercules, Inc., liable for the patient’s mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of
Proposed Settlement Could Assist 4,500 Homeowners with Defective Drywall
NEW ORLEANS (December 15, 2011) – Baron and Budd shareholder Bruce Steckler was part of the team that helped negotiate a landmark Chinese drywall settlement with KNAUF Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT), one of the largest manufacturers in the Chinese drywall litigation. The settlement comes as a result of 18 months of careful negotiation between the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC), of which Steckler is