July 7, 2017
Jones Swanson, co-counsel, file suit against former DuPont plant in LaPlace, Louisiana
Jones Swanson has joined with five other law firms to bring a lawsuit against a LaPlace, Louisiana-based plant that, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, has for years exposed nearby residents to unsafe concentrations of chloroprene, a “likely carcinogen.” DuPont owned the plant until 2015,…
April 6, 2017
American Bar Association honors Lynn Swanson
On April 6, the American Bar Association honored Jones Swanson managing member Lynn Swanson with an award for her “contributions to the advancement of women in the legal profession.” The award was presented by the ABA Business Law Section’s Women Business and Commercial Advocates Subcommittee, which seeks…
February 8, 2017
Jones Swanson focuses on pipelines’ role in Louisiana land loss
Two years after the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority–East hired Jones Swanson to file a lawsuit against nearly 100 oil, gas and pipeline companies for damaging Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a group of South Louisiana landowners hired the firm to file its own case against two of the nation’s biggest pipeline…
November 11, 2016
JSH’s Lynn Swanson, Bessie Daschbach are CityBusiness Women of the Year
At a luncheon awards ceremony on November 3, 2016 honoring New Orleans CityBusiness’ 2016 Women of the Year, Jones Swanson’s Lynn E. Swanson was named the overall 2016 Woman of the Year. The firm’s Bessie Daschbach was also named to the 2016 CityBusiness Women of the Year class. The CityBusiness event and special publication recognizes 50…
