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. Though McQueen is known as a legend of the silver screen, he passed away in [...]
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. LeBlanc was recognized in the January [...]
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 the lining of the lung caused by [...]
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 [...]
Lawsuit Claims That BMW Put People’s Safety At Risk By Failing To Disclose Premature Transmission Failure LOS ANGELES (December 14, 2011) – The national law firm of Baron and Budd, led by attorneys Roland Tellis and Mark Pifko, has filed a lawsuit against vehicle manufacturer BMW concerning safety issues and the company’s refusal to disclose [...]
Declaration Calls For Obama, Harper To Stop Asbestos Import, Export, Production DALLAS (December 9, 2011) –The national mesothelioma law firm of Baron and Budd is honored to support the efforts of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to end the importation, exportation and production of asbestos in North America. Working with the Canadian Voices of [...]
