Earlier this year we reported that the United States Supreme Court would hear the potentially game-changing environmental contamination case, Arco v. Christian. This case is significant because property owners and industrial concerns could be held liable for restoring...
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“How Legal Professionals Must Lead in the Age of Machines” by Mark Jackson Featured on LTN
In Law Technology Today, BEHB partner D. Mark Jackson offers five ways professionals should work with technology to achieve the best outcomes for clients and the legal system. What's the best division of labor between attorneys and machines? How do we develop our...
Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements May Be in Serious Jeopardy
The United States Supreme Court has granted review in an environmental contamination case that is anticipated to have significant impacts on the regulation of toxic waste sites, environmental litigation, private property rights, the viability of settlement agreements...
BEHB Speakers Featured on Two EECMA Panels
Every year since 2013 the Emerging and Environmental Claims Managers Association (EECMA) Conference Steering Committee has invited BEHB attorneys to speak on a cutting-edge environmental law or toxic tort topic. This year, BEHB attorneys are featured on two EECMA...
Hagström and Poppler Presenting Environmental Ethics CLE at AIRROC
Bassi Edlin Huie & Blum Partners Earl L. Hagström and Erin K. Poppler are speaking at AIRROC's Spring Membership Meeting in New York City on March 6. Their presentation will focus on the complicated ethical conflicts that arise in environmental contamination...
Noel Edlin Joins UC Hastings Board of Trustees
UC Hastings College of the Law appointed Managing Partner Noel Edlin to its Board of Trustees. As a Trustee, Noel will help guide the school's policies and financial strategies while playing an important role in transforming the campus. This is an exciting time to be...
Jeremy D. Huie to Present at Perrin Conferences’ National Asbestos Litigation Conference
BEHB Partner Jeremy D. Huie will speak on a panel titled Jurisdictional Update - Overview of the Most Active and Emerging Jurisdictions at Perrin Conferences' National Asbestos Litigation Conference being held October 1-3, 2018 at The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel. ...
Earl L. Hagstrom and Erin K. Poppler Speaking at Climate Change Symposium
Decision-makers are growing increasingly concerned about the new and vexing challenges in environmental litigation that climate change will cause. On Thursday, September 6, Earl L. Hagström and Erin K. Poppler will speak at the AIRROC / EECMA Climate Change Symposium...
BEHB Wins 9-3 Defense Verdict in High-Stakes Catastrophic Injury Trial
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – August 3, 2018: Yesterday nine jurors in a Los Angeles Superior courtroom agreed with the arguments made by Fred M. Blum, Michael E. Gallagher, and Lisa M. Stevenson and exonerated the firm’s client, Catalina Cylinders. "Bassi Edlin Huie & Blum...
Five Partners Achieve 2018 Super Lawyer Status
Five Bassi Edlin Huie & Blum attorneys were recognized as 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers. All four of the firm's name partners, Marte J. Bassi, Noel Edlin, Jeremy D. Huie, and Fred M. Blum have been recognized by Super Lawyers for several successive...