Environmental & Toxic Tort Law

New Orleans environmental law lawyers serving clients in Louisiana and nationwide

Environmental law is a pervasive body of law that touches almost every aspect of life in the United States. Drinking water in cities and municipalities must meet state and federal quality standards for public consumption. Car manufacturers must comply with emissions standards to protect air quality. Environmental regulations govern the manufacture, storage, transportation, and disposal of the hazardous chemicals used to make deodorants, hair sprays, perfumes, makeup, fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, detergents, cleansers, batteries, and myriad of other common household goods and consumer products.

Environmental laws are a combination of state and federal statutes intended to:

• Protect the environment, including wildlife, land and its beauty
• Prevent pollution
• Prevent over-cutting of forests
• Save endangered species
• Conserve water
• Develop and follow general environmental plans 
• Prevent damaging practices

Under these laws, individuals and groups derive certain rights to bring legal actions or seek court orders to enforce the protections or demand revisions of private and public activity, which may have detrimental effects on the environment.
At the New Orleans firm of Smith Stag, attorneys Stuart Smith and Michael Stag lead our environmental practice. We offer legal services for consumers, employees, landowners and families in toxic tort and environmental litigation, including cases involving both property damage and personal injury due to environmental hazards and toxins.

Our firm represents clients who have suffered harm from groundwater and soil contamination from coal mining, waste dumps, oilfield production mud pits, sludge, ruptured underground gasoline storage tanks to name a few examples.

Well-known for their record-breaking verdicts in state and federal courts, our lawyers blend extensive experience and expertise to undertake time-consuming and complex environmental and toxic tort litigation. When you face complicated environmental legal issues, we invite you to call Smith Stag at (504) 593-9600 to learn how an attorney/client relationship with our firm can assist you in finding a viable solution.