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Water Warriors: Local Governments Bring Pollution Suits

Texas Lawyer

Monday, May 20, 2013

"People dump toxins; we sue them," says Daniel W. "Tripp" Ray. Representing five local governments, Ray has filed more than 25 suits in the past two years seeking civil penalties against defendants that his clients claim are responsible for a wide range of violations of the Texas Water Code and the Texas Health & Safety Code.

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Water Warriors: Contingent-Fee Contracts Challenged for Environmental-Enforcement Actions

Texas Lawyer

Monday, May 20, 2013

Contingent-fee contracts for environmental-enforcement actions, which Texas counties are filing against alleged polluters, face challenges at the Texas Legislature and in courthouses.

Watts Resigns From Steering Committee Amidst Investigation

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 25, 2013

San Antonio lawyer Mikal Watts has resigned from the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) that leads the ongoing litigation over the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Litigator of the Week: A Whooping Victory

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 25, 2013

James B. Blackburn Jr. and his five-lawyer team won a water-rights victory benefitting a flock of whooping cranes that fly each year from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast for winter refuge. But the defendants have sought an emergency stay from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Environmental Law: Paul Seals

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 10, 2012

Dealmaker of the week: A Fast-Paced Doozy of a Deal

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 1, 2012

The first corporate deal Baker Botts handled for newly Texas transplanted client Waste Connections Inc. was a fast-paced doozy, says Theodore Paris, the Houston partner who led the deal team.