Waltzer Wiygul & Garside

$2

Environmental, Class Action, Oil Spill

BP’s oil spill settlement with private individuals and businesses reached a major milestone with the final round of payments from the $2.3 billion seafood compensation fund, totaling $520 million in that round.

$59

Environmental

A federal judge blocked the use of $58.5 million of BP restoration funds for a convention center, ruling it was a misuse of funds intended for ecological restoration.

$8M

Environmental, Class Action

An $8,000,000 settlement was reached in a class action lawsuit over the illegal use of private property for the Gentilly Landfill after Hurricane Katrina. The settlement compensates landowners for their property.

$920,000

Environmental, Maritime

The Louisiana Oystermen Association and Hilcorp Energy Company reached a consent judgment settling a lawsuit against Hilcorp for unauthorized 'prop washing' dredging through wetlands. Hilcorp agreed to pay $920,000.

Environmental

A judge paused construction of Thermaldyne's industrial recycling facility, ruling that the company provided a 'deficiency' of information in its permit application to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).

Environmental, Class Action

The Louisiana Supreme Court denied defendants' attempt to overturn a Court of Appeals decision, affirming property owners' right to proceed as a class action in the Gentilly Landfill case.