By ajacoby on December 2, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Articles | Tagged contamination, environmental law, fracking, property damage, toxic torts
By tbartlett on March 23, 2011
Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison is thrilled to welcome Bessie Daschbach as a member of the commercial litigation and environmental practice groups of the firm. Ms. Daschbach graduated magna cum laude from Tulane Law School in 2001, and also holds an LLM in international law from Columbia University. Prior to joining Jones Swanson, Ms. Daschbach [...]
Posted in News | Tagged commercial litigation, toxic torts
By tbartlett on March 23, 2011
Following the transfer to MDL No. 2179 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana of the numerous lawsuits filed in the wake of the blow-out and catastrophic contamination from the Macondo well prospect, members of the Jones Swanson law firm have been appointed to key leadership and membership roles in the [...]
Posted in Articles | Tagged BP oil spill, commercial litigation, toxic torts
By JSH&G on June 5, 2003
The Jones, Swanson firm served as lead counsel representing Florida residents exposed to Malathion during the MedFly Eradication Program. U.S.D.C. (M.D. Fla.), No. 99-1097-CIV-T-23E
Posted in Land Damage and Property Rights | Tagged exposure, toxic torts