Louisiana Department of Natural Resources adopts new rules requiring companies that engage in fracking to disclose the chemicals used, and to obtain a work permit
On October 20, 2011, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources adopted new rules with state-wide implications for the oil and gas industry. (The fracking regulation is at page 3064). The new rules require an operator to obtain a work permit before engaging in hydraulic fracturing (also known as “hydrofracking,” or simply, “fracking”), and to publicly [...]
Doré Energy Corporation v. Carter-Langham, Inc., et al.
On August 23, 2002, the firm filed a suit against numerous oil and gas exploration and production companies on behalf of Doré Energy Corporation, which owns approximately 18,000 acres of wetlands in Southwestern Louisiana. Doré Energy Corporation sought a clean-up of its property and a remediation of pollution and other damages caused by decades of [...]
Fox, et al. v. Cheminova, Inc., et al.
On August 25, 2000, the firm filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Long Island, New York against several pesticide manufactures on behalf of a class of commercial lobstermen from New York and Connecticut who suffered damages after their lobster crop in the Long Island Sound was decimated as a result of the [...]
Hazelwood Farm, Inc. v. Liberty Oil & Gas, et al.
On February 13, 1997, the firm filed a suit against numerous oil and gas exploration and production companies on behalf of Hazelwood Farm, Inc., which owns approximately 680 acres of land in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Hazelwood sought a clean-up of its property and a remediation of the pollution and other damages caused by decades [...]
Clarice Friloux, et al. v. Exxon Corporation and Campbell Wells Corporation
Favorably settled on behalf of the community of Grand Bois, Louisiana against the oil industry on issues relating to the disposal of hazardous waste generated in the course of oilfield operations. This was the case that gave birth to the Jones, Swanson firm’s ongoing practice representing clients against the excesses of the oil exploration and [...]
Stewart-Stirling One, L.L.C. v. Tricon Global Rests., Inc.
The firm was retained to represent the owner of a shopping center under which contamination from a former dry cleaning facility was flowing. The case was filed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and also asserted Louisiana state law causes of action. The case resulted in a successful settlement for the client, including a [...]