Today, oil from the BP oil spill was found on Freemason Island in Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands. There had been reports of oil reaching the shore in the past several days, but today marks the first confirmed landfall of the oil spill. In response, Coast Guard crews struggled to move protective booms around the island. It [...]
As the long fingers of the BP oil spill begin to brush the fragile shores of Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands, scientists, environmentalists and public officials are sounding the alarms about its possible environmental impact. After recently touring the staging area for spill response efforts, President Obama voiced the fears of many when he declared, “we’re dealing [...]
The Dallas Business Journal on May 5 ran an article about Baron & Budd’s legal efforts on behalf of victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill crisis. In an article titled “Dallas lawyers prep for oil spill cases,” the publication reported that Baron & Budd is putting together an experienced environmental legal team to litigate [...]
When Hurricane Katrina roared through the Gulf of Mexico late in the summer of 2005, it was impossible to miss. Cable news channels had been tracking it for days, and the satellite images and computer graphics of its size and fury are etched in our collective memory. The devastation it caused in New Orleans and [...]
