Vietnamese Community
Capped and Done!, Doubt It…
By LESLIE EATON And ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON Politicians, environmentalists and lawyers along the Gulf Coast reacted with skepticism Wednesday to a report from the Obama Administration saying that about three-quarters of the oil spilled by a BP PLC well in the Gulf of Mexico has broken down or been cleaned up. The report, which was released [...]
MDL Panel: Case Goes to New Orleans
The Courts just ruled that the BP Deepwater Case will be heard in New Orleans: MDL Opinion EDLA, Barbier.
Damage Claims: Feinberg’s Proposed Rules
A new Third Party Administrator (Feinberg) will handle damage claims of affected workers and business and property owners. The proposed Feinberg rules are posted in this site’s Library, accessible on the top bar of this page. Attorney Joel Waltzer encourages your review: “This process must be transparent and open for comment to all, not just BP/Feinberg’s chosen few.”
Asian Lawyers Render Needed Pro-bono Help
Volunteer lawyers and law students from many diverse public service organizations come together on the Gulf Coast to provide pro bono legal assistance to distressed Asian fishing communities in the aftermath of the BP Oil Spill. The volunteers are trained by local community based lawyers, such as Clay Garside and Joel Waltzer of Waltzer & [...]
BP Cleanup Not the Stimulus Vietnamese Hoped For
More than half of the fishers hurt by the oil spill are Vietnamese, said Joel Waltzer, a lawyer who’s represented Vietnamese residents here before on environmental issues. He explained their legal rights at the townhall-like meeting.
