Baron & Budd’s shareholder John Fiske  received a Presidential Award of Merit from the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) for his legislative advocacy protecting public entities’ constitutional property rights in the aftermath of California’s 2017 wildfires. Fiske was recognized by CAOC at its annual convention on November 15, 2018, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Following the historic 2017 wildfires that swept across Northern and Southern California, private utility defendants including PG&E and Southern California Edison spent millions of dollars lobbying California ..read more

Earlier this week, the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announced that Baron & Budd client, California Water Service (Cal Water), has won a NAWC Management Innovation Award for its approach to treating water contaminated by soil fumigants containing 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP). On Oct. 9th, the 2018 NAWC Water Summit in San Antonio formally recognized Cal Water. TCP has been found to be highly toxic in drinking water. Through animal studies, researchers have concluded that TCP is a potent carcinogen. Concern over TCP’s toxicity led the State of California to adopt a Public H ..read more

Six devastating wildfires raged in Southern California, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their neighborhoods to avoid the flames and prompting state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for the region. Southern California Wildfires – December 2017 Thomas Fire (Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties) Creek Fire (Sylmar/Los Angeles) Rye Fire (Santa Clarita) The Thomas Fire, the largest of the six blazes, straddled Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. According to NPR, the fire has burned for more than a week and is considered the largest and most destructive fire in C ..read more

Wildfires blazed across Northern California in 2017, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate their homes and their communities. Baron & Budd is investigating multiple fires, including the Atlas fire in Napa and Solano Counties, the Tubbs fire in Napa and Sonoma Counties, the Redwood Valley and Potter fires in Mendocino County, the Cascade fire in Yuba County, and the Thomas fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. More than 281,893 acres burned, leaving more than 10,000 homes, businesses, and other structures destroyed in its wake. That’s more property destroyed than the last ..read more

Erskine Fire Lawyers Wildfire Legal Experts HAVE YOU BEEN HARMED BY THE ERSKINE FIRE? Property Damage & Loss; Destruction of Crops & Tree Cover; Personal Injury; Smoke Inhalation & Burn Injuries; Emotional Distress. Call 619.237.3490 and speak to an attorney or fill out the form now. REGISTER NOW & GET YOUR FREE CASE EVALUATION First Name* Last Name* Phone* Email* STATE* CHOOSE YOUR STATE Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryl ..read more

At about 4:00 pm on June 23, 2016, an aggressive fire exploded near Lake Isabella in Kern County.  Dubbed the Erskine Fire, up to 80 homes were destroyed within the first 4 hours of it burning with 2,500 acres being consumed. With unseasonably hot and dry conditions, firefighters are certain to be working tirelessly through the weekend to begin to try and contain this fire.  As of 9:00 pm on the 23rd, the fire is 0% contained and firefighters, unfortunately, cannot access many of the areas where homes are threatened.  At present, the fire has no known cause. Evacuation orders ar ..read more

LONG BEACH, Calif. Today, the City of Long Beach, Gomez Trial Attorneys, and Baron & Budd filed the seventh lawsuit of its kind against Monsanto for PCB contamination of Long Beach’s city storm water and the Port of Long Beach. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are toxic chemicals which cannot be contained and last for decades. PCBs off-gas from their original application, enter into city storm water through urban run-off, and deposit into the Port of Long Beach. Long Beach joins San Jose, San Diego, Seattle, Oakland, Berkeley, and Spokane, all which have filed similar lawsuits against M ..read more

Gomez Environmental Law Represents Seattle and 5 Other Cities Against Monsanto for PCB Water Contamination Gomez Environmental Law and Baron & Budd recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of the City of Seattle against Monsanto Company for PCB contamination of city storm water and urban run-off. Seattle joins 5 other major American cities, including San Diego, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, and Spokane. The lawsuits allege that Monsanto was the sole manufacturer of PCBs in America between 1930 and 1979 when PCBs were outlawed by Congress due to their toxic effects on the environment. PCBs are man ..read more

Butte Fire Lawyers Wildfire Legal Experts HAVE YOU BEEN HARMED BY THE BUTTE FIRE? Property Damage & Loss; Destruction of Crops & Tree Cover; Personal Injury; Smoke Inhalation & Burn Injuries; Emotional Distress. Call 619.237.3490 and speak to an attorney or fill out the form now. We will seek justice and financial compensation. No win, no fee. REGISTER NOW & GET YOUR FREE CASE EVALUATION First Name* Last Name* Phone* Email* STATE* CHOOSE YOUR STATE Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idah ..read more

An explanation of our ‪PCB‬ lawsuit against Monsanto, which we are litigating with Baron & Budd | Protecting What’s Right ..read more