Asbestos / Mesothelioma
Are You Fighting Mesothelioma?We Want to Help. If you have a diagnosis of mesothelioma, or if you have lost someone to this cancer, you have come to the right place. Mesothelioma is a relentless disease caused by a relentless fiber: asbestos. Known for its ability to withstand great heat, asbestos does great damage when its [...]
Brazilian Blowout Solution
Brazilian Blowout Solution For More Information: What is Formaldehyde? OSHA Hazard Alert Formaldehyde Findings in Brazilian Blowout Products Latest in the Litigation Our Leadership Role in the Brazilian Blowout Litigation Brazilian Blowout is a popular hair treatment that is offered in many salons across the country as a smoothening or straightening treatment that eliminates frizz. [...]
Children & Toxic Exposure
Children & Toxic Exposure Baron & Budd’s Work to Protect Children Baron & Budd has an active history protecting children from the risks of toxic exposures. We have been very involved in the state of California, working to make sure that Proposition 65 mandates are upheld. Proposition 65, also referred to as Prop 65, is [...]
Chinese Drywall
Chinese Drywall Chinese drywall is causing a serious problem for homeowners across the United States. Drywall, also called wallboard or plasterboard, is a building material made from gypsum plaster and paper. It is used worldwide in the construction of interior walls and ceilings. New homes in the United States traditionally have been built with American-made [...]
Class Action Lawsuits
Class Action Lawsuits Baron and Budd handles a variety of lawsuits, some of which are class actions. These lawsuits usually involve some kind of consumer scam where companies may be swindling a large number of people out of a small amount of money that adds up to serious profits. (Note: mesothelioma lawsuits are not class [...]
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Litigation While most plaintiffs’ firms focus solely on the individuals who have suffered physical or financial harm, Baron & Budd is equally committed to representing business entities in commercial cases, including municipalities, non-profits, partnerships and corporations. Baron & Budd is uniquely positioned to offer its business clients innovative fee structures, including contingent fees, fixed [...]
Consumer Scams
Consumer Scams We are proud to be a consumer advocacy law firm, going up against some of the largest and most powerful corporations in the country, such as Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, to protect consumers from deceptive business practices that benefit greedy corporations by scamming consumers out of their hard-earned [...]
Deceptive Advertising
Deceptive Advertising Have you ever been sold by a TV ad for a new weight loss gimmick that can magically melt away unwanted pounds? Or picked up a certain food product because its label proudly proclaimed that it was “all natural,” or “organic” even though it cost a few dollars more than the “non” all [...]
Financial Fraud
Financial Fraud At Baron and Budd, we want to help keep your money protected. As a result, we regularly monitor the policies and practices of financial institutions to make sure that you aren’t being taken advantage of. The firm has represented individuals across the company against the negligent practices of banks. Our attorneys are committed to protecting [...]
Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Gulf Oil Spill Members of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee have released two helpful documents concerning the proposed settlement with BP regarding the 2010 Gulf coast oil spill. The first document answers questions for those who suffered economic losses as a result of the spill. The second document answers medical inquiries for those who may have [...]
Online Travel Companies
Online Travel Companies Baron & Budd represents cities and other governmental entities in a variety of cases to benefit the communities and constituents they serve. For cities where the travel industry is especially important to local economies and a major source of tax revenue, Baron & Budd is going to bat against online travel companies [...]
Overtime Violations
Overtime Violations Is your employer paying you fair overtime pay? We aggressively go after employers who don’t pay their workers for the overtime they have worked. Our efforts are based on federal law called FLSA — the FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. “Hi. I am Allen Vaught, an attorney with the law firm of Baron & [...]
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals Most of us take prescription and over-the-counter medications on a routine basis and simply assume that if they are prescribed – or for sale through a credible business – that they are safe. But the statistics tell another story. By some estimates, over 200,000 Americans suffer serious, and sometimes fatal, side effects each year [...]
Securities Fraud
Securities Fraud The current economic conditions have been a stark reminder that the free market system is subject to corrosive and destructive forces. After decades of resistance to oversight and lack of regulation of the mortgage and securities markets, it has become clear that the markets do not police themselves. Deregulation of the economic markets [...]
Water Contamination
Water Contamination Water—our most precious natural resource—is being threatened by a multitude of contaminants, resulting in an unprecedented crisis with local and national implications. The news is full of stories about communities that have been told their water is unsafe to drink, and that are now struggling to cleanup their water supplies. Baron & Budd [...]
Whistleblower / Qui Tam
Whistleblower / Qui Tam False Claims Act cases (sometimes called Qui Tam or Whistleblower cases) provide a mechanism to recover funds that have been stolen from the government through fraud by corporations, such as pharmaceutical companies, defense contractors, and hospitals, and individual wrongdoers, like doctors or dentists. These cases have enjoyed broad bipartisan support and [...]
