Tar balls and dolphins with missing teeth — the never-ending legacy of BP’s crime. ...
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Respected general declares war on the abuses of Big Oil
Oil has been king for 100 years in Louisiana, and it seems that some people have finally had enough of the old ways. ...
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ExxonMobil is scrutinized in Baton Rouge after past leaks
Stag Liuzza LLC in New Orleans, filed a class action suit last month of behalf of ten African American, Standard Heights residents and seven minor children, sickened by the June 14, 2012 leak. Early that morning, a bleeder plug, which slowly drains off gas and liquids at the complex’s Aromatics ...
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Baton Rouge’s Corroded, Overpolluting Neighbor: Exxon Mobil
NPR coverage Exxon’s major June 2012 benzene spill. ...
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Halliburton In Settlement Talks To Control Its Macondo Cement Liabilities
Last week, attorney Stuart Smith with Stag Liuzza, L.L.C. in New Orleans, said “Halliburton is most likely talking with the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee,” a group of attorneys appointed by Judge Barbier to represent businesses and residents with claims. “It’s not unusual in a case like this, where ...
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BP Oil Assaulting Beaches More Toxic Than Ever
We wanted to know more, and so recently the team of environmental experts who’s worked closely with my law firm, Stag Liuzza LLC, ever since the beginning of the BP crisis in 2010 obtained some samples for more rigorous lab testing. ...
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High-powered law firm hired to fight concrete-crushing work
John Fontenot, spokesman for Stag Liuzza, said the problems come not only from the noise and vibrations, but especially from the dust that creates what is known as “silica” particles that float through the air.
“This kind of operation creates a lot of dust and what is known as particulate. There ...
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The Big Fix – New Orleans Premiere Press Conference
Stuart Smith, Environmental attorney, Stuart Smith, addresses the press about the ongoing impact of the BP oil spill and the health problems experienced by thousands of people in the region. This can be summed up in five words: “The oil is still appearing…” New oil is being detected at the site ...
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Oil in the news, oil in the Gulf
Here are some recent takes on it all by journalist Ben Raines (Aug 25 and Aug 26) and a New Orleans environmental attorney Stuart H. Smith (Aug 29). Some interesting facts can be found in these articles and the references therein. ...
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Specialist : Stigma on seafood lingers
William Sawyer, a toxicologist working for New Orleans law firm Stag Liuzza, LLC., last year called FDA safety tests “little more than a farce.” He said the FDA should use more comprehensive methods to tests for the compounds. ...
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