NEW ORLEANS –(March 6, 2012) –Last week, a U.S. appeals court affirmed the ruling of a lower court that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for flooding damage during Hurricane Katrina due to its failure to maintain the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a navigation waterway that provided a shorter route between the [...]
DALLAS –(March 3, 2012) –As a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) spearheading the litigation surrounding the 2010 BP Gulf oil spill, Baron and Budd is pleased to announce that a settlement in principle has been reached. The settlement will fully compensate hundreds of thousands of victims of the tragedy, widely considered one of [...]
DALLAS –(February 23, 2012) –Baron and Budd is expanding its investigation concerning potentially excessive mortgage default fees to other major financial institutions, including Citigroup (CitiMortgage), Ally/GMAC, American Home Mortgage Servicing, and Ocwen Loan Servicing. Termed "default fees," these potentially illegal fees are charged when a consumer gets 20 days or more behind on their mortgage [...]
DALLAS (February 22, 2012) –The national mesothelioma law firm of Baron and Budd is now offering free wristbands to help raise awareness of mesothelioma cancer. The wristbands are available here and come in adult and children’s sizes. Mesothelioma is a fatal cancer caused by asbestos exposure. It usually occurs in the lining of the lungs, [...]
LOS ANGELES –(February 15, 2012) –The national law firm of Baron and Budd is investigating possible excessive bank overdraft fees charged by regional banks that may have gone unnoticed in the shadow of the national banking giants. Through the firm’s work on national litigation concerning allegedly manipulative bank overdraft fees practices, Baron and Budd has [...]
DALLAS –(February 14, 2012) –Yesterday, a three-judge panel in Turin, Italy found two European executives who operated manufacturing plants in Italy guilty of failing to protect workers and nearby residents from asbestos exposure. Jean-Louise de Cartier of Belgium and Stephan Schmidheiny of Switzerland were sentenced to 16 years each in prison and ordered to pay [...]
