Judge in New Orleans will hear Gulf Oil Spill Cases

Judge in New Orleans will hear Gulf Oil Spill Cases

The Irpino Law Firm is very excited Judge Carl J. Barbier of New Orleans will be handling the federal lawsuits filed over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.  This is an important step to helping rebuild the lives and communities devastated by this disaster.

The five-page opinion said, “Without discounting the spill’s effects on other states, if there is a geographic and psychological ‘center of gravity’ in this docket, then the Eastern District of Louisiana is closest to it.”

The Irpino Law Firm is actively working on behalf of the victims of the oil spill.  Please contact Anthony Irpino at 504.525.1500 with any questions.

Here is a link to the New York Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/us/11liability.html

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