By Amy McCullough GULFPORT — While lawyers prepared for the hearing upstairs, more than 20 Gulf Coast residents rallied in the lobby of the Harrison County Chancery Court this morning (Feb. 14), as Mississippi Sierra Club director Louie Miller explained a lawsuit with a pair of flip flops. Miller held up a pair of the […]
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Kemper Co. power plant case goes to court
Posted: Feb 14, 2011 4:31 PM CST Updated: Feb 14, 2011 6:36 PM CST By Doug Walker – bio | email GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – The Kemper County power plant case was in court Monday. The Sierra Club has filed suit, saying when the state Public Service Commission voted to allow the $2.4 billion Mississippi […]
Defend Our Coast, Defend Our Culture
Join us for an evening of great discussion, food, and music to benefit the GULF RESTORATION NETWORK Sunday, November 14, 2010 6 to 8 p.m. MONDO 900 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana www.mondoneworleans.com Keynote Speaker Robert WiygulAttorney, Waltzer & Wiygul Law Firm and former GRN board member waltzerwiygul.com Involved in much of the litigation spawned […]
Court Ruling Requires Greater Protection Against OHV Abuse in California Desert
Court Ruling Requires Greater Protection Against OHV Abuse in California Desert In follow-up to a ruling on off-highway vehicle routes in the California desert, federal judge imposes deadline for new plan and imposes protective measures FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 31, 2011 – Ten environmental organizations secured a favorable ruling in a […]
Government Reinstates Blowout and Spill Planning in Gulf For New Wells
New policy still doesn’t cover older, shallower offshore wells June 21, 2010 New Orleans, LA — On Friday, the Department of Interior closed a loophole that had allowed oil drilling to proceed in the Gulf of Mexico without adequate safeguards for blowouts like the Deepwater Horizon. This action came in response to a lawsuit filed by the […]
Court Ruling Requires Greater Protection Against OHV Abuse In California Desert
In follow-up to a ruling on off-highway vehicle routes in the California desert, federal judge imposes deadline for new plan and imposes protective measures SAN FRANCISCO – January 31, 2011: Ten environmental organizations secured a favorable ruling in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages 25 million acres of […]
Lawsuit filed against Union Parish race track
Eighteen citizens have filed a petition for damages and permanent injunction against USA Speedway LLC in the Third Judicial District Court.
Gulf Residents Face Quandary: Sue Or Settle? NPR audio
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Is BP buying scientists? Anderson Cooper video
City Business Names Waltzer Outstanding Lawyer in 2008
Joel Waltzer Position: owner, Waltzer and Associates Age: 44 family: wife, Toni; and children, Noah, 12, Elias, 9 Education: bachelor’s degree, Boston University; juris doctor, Harvard University “Whether he’s representing the eastern New Orleans Vietnamese community on issues involving state and local governments or his work as a civil trial lawyer, Joel Waltzer’s sense of […]