Comments on: Santa Monica sues MTBE lawyers

By: PointOfLaw Forum

PointOfLaw Forum — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:21:42 +0000

“Demonizing for Dollars”

Forbes takes a distinctly critical look at the litigation over MTBE in water supplies (see Overlawyered, Nov. 25, 2003, Jun. 16, 2004) in which litigator Scott Summy of Dallas’s Baron & Budd has played a prominent role:Who pays for the…

By: PointOfLaw Forum

PointOfLaw Forum — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 13:10:23 +0000

Public contingency fees and environmental claims

The state of New Jersey (see Overlawyered, Jun. 10-11, 2003) and various local government entities in California and elsewhere (Jun. 16, 2004) have been hiring private lawyers on contingent fee to sue private businesses for restoration of groundwater, …

By: PointOfLaw Forum

PointOfLaw Forum — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 22:10:52 +0000

Public contingency fees and environmental claims

By: BoiFromTroy

BoiFromTroy — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:17:08 +0000

Demo Veepstakes: John-John, Yawn-Yawn

After being rebuffed by his first pick for Vice President, presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry chose North Carolina Senator John Edwards as his running-mate. My reaction: yawn. It underscores what many of us have thought about Kerry–he is unimag…

By: BoiFromTroy

BoiFromTroy — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:01:39 +0000

Demo Veepstakes: John-John, Yawn-Yawn

By: The Southern California Law Blog

The Southern California Law Blog — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:35:15 +0000

City of Santa Monica Sues Former Lawyers in Fee Dispute Over MTBE Litigation

Overlawyered reports:The city of Santa Monica, Calif. made headlines last year when it won a large settlement from oil companies over MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether)contamination of its water supply, but now it’s locked in a bitter legal dispute wit…