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Stag Liuzza, LLC is a plaintiff-oriented environmental and complex litigation law firm. Stag Liuzza’s practice has grown to include maritime, personal injury, toxic torts, mineral royalties, and defective pharmaceutical/medical device litigation.
NEPA Litigation Update
In July 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued its final rule updating its regulations for federal agencies to implement the National Environmental Policy (NEPA) for the first time since its creation in 1978. These changes have been contested
In Two Opposite Decisions on Alaska Oil Drilling, Biden Walks a Difficult Path in Search of Bipartisanship
On Tuesday, the Biden Administration announced that it would be suspending oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR). Leasing began in 2017 when the Trump administration opened the wildlife refuge to oil and gas development in
Twombly and Iqbal, and the sudden dismissal of a lawsuit
Twombly and Iqbal––or “Twiqbal” as the cases are sometimes known in legal circles––can often make or break a plaintiff’s litigation. Courts around the country have vigorously enforced this doctrine on case dismissal, sometimes dismissing even those complaints with lengthy and
Big Step Forward for $50 Billion Plan to Save Louisiana Coast
The next phase of a $50 billion plan to protect the Louisiana coast from erosion and rising sea levels has cleared an important hurdle, with the Army Corps of Engineers delivering a long-awaited environmental impact statement for a key part
This major Louisiana coastal project just received a positive report from the Corps of Engineers
One of the most expensive, ambitious and controversial projects in Louisiana’s 50-year, $50 billion bid to save the southern third of the state from disappearing like a modern-day Atlantis passed a major milestone Thursday night when the Army Corps of
A glimmer of hope in environmental civil rights law
In 2015, the nation was horrified by the news coming out of Flint, Michigan. The small industrial city about an hour’s drive north from Detroit was poisoned by the reckless indifference of their public officials, and the contaminated water those
What to expect at your deposition in a personal injury lawsuit
If you filed a lawsuit for the injuries you suffered as the result of a wreck, or from toxic chemical exposures, it is likely that the other side will want to take your deposition. Depositions involve the taking of sworn,
Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Ban Firefighting Foam With Cancer-Causing Chemicals
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has introduced a bill that would ban the use of firefighting foam that contains cancer-causing PFAS chemicals. PFAS are found in firefighting foams used at airports and military bases. Direct exposure to PFAS
Water near Arizona Air Force base is tainted in latest case
PHOENIX — The U.S. Air Force says it will be distributing bottled water to thousands of residents and business owners near its base in suburban Phoenix until at least April, marking the latest case of chemicals from military firefighting efforts
‘Cost of Silence’: Film Review
Most Americans who don’t live on the Gulf Coast have, in all likelihood, long ago stopped thinking about the causes and effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. It’s impossible to hold all the world’s crises in your mind at
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$1.056 billion verdict against Exxon Mobil
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