Baron & Budd exists because we know that our efforts can effect real change.
And there is more to be done.
Since 1977, Baron & Budd has been committed to the work of PROTECTION. First we began by protecting the safety and rights of America’s workers who had been exposed to asbestos, a deadly manufacturing component that has caused rampant lung disease in men and women who breathed in even small amounts of the microscopic fibers. Then we began to tackle community issues, like the exposure of a south Tucson neighborhood to the dangerous toxin TCE through the local water supply. More recently, we took on the big oil companies as we sought protection for communities whose groundwater supplies were polluted by the gasoline additive MTBE, in 2008 negotiating a historic settlement that will provide those communities necessary resources to clean up their water.
When we looked around to see what dangers we hadn’t yet addressed, the answer was obvious: America’s roads. From a public safety perspective, there is possibly no greater risk we face on a daily basis than traveling on American’s public roads.
The danger on American roads is too great. Baron & Budd is committed to protecting what’s right. On America’s roads, that means fighting for people who have been injured or killed and pressuring the automotive industry to make changes that will make all of us safer.
Don’t Assume Who's at Fault
If you’ve been involved in a serious accident, don’t assume you know what caused the accident and who is at fault. There may be a variety of factors that contributed to your accident, some of them product defects or industry policies that should be brought to light. Yet unless you come forward and actively seek to learn the true reason for the accident you have experienced, you won’t receive the compensation you might be entitled to.
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If you have been involved in a traffic accident that caused serious injury or death, it is critical that you seek legal counsel as soon as possible in order to preserve the evidence and protect your legal rights.
Baron & Budd – 30 Years of Protecting What’s Right
We are one of the country’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, a term that means that we represent people who have been injured in some way through corporate wrongdoing. Like many other plaintiffs’ firms, Baron & Budd handles cases on a “contingency fee” basis, which means that you do not have to pay out-of-pocket for legal fees and expenses.
A “contingency fee” agreement allows people to secure legal representation when they otherwise don’t have the money to hire a lawyer. Under the “contingency fee” arrangement, Baron & Budd’s legal fee would be a percentage of your total recovery, but we would receive this fee only if we successfully recover compensation for you. If we do not achieve compensation for you, Baron & Budd receives no payment for our services. We also will advance the expenses of litigating your case, such as the fees for filing your case and hiring experts. If we successfully achieve a recovery for you, these expenses will then be deducted from your portion of the total recovery.
Baron & Budd has a 30-year history of helping people who have been injured in their workplaces and their communities, and it is our mission to bring this experience and passion to increase the safety of our roads.
We are available to speak to you about the specifics of any accident in which you or a loved one has been seriously injured. Simply click here to contact us through our secure form or call 1 800 946 9646 for a free legal consultation.
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August 5, 2008
Better Buses for California School Children
SAN FRANCISCO (August 6, 2008) Environmental Law Foundation, Our Children’s Earth and Communities for a Better Environment, three Bay Area environmental organizations, and Laidlaw Transit, Inc. agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit, under which Laidlaw will provide California’s school children with newer and cleaner buses. Read More
July 21, 2008
New safety study highlights public safety risk from unhealthy truck drivers
A new safety study by the Associated Press highlights the consequences of major health problems among tractor-trailer and bus drivers. When the driver of a 40+ ton 18-wheeler suffers a seizure or heart attack, the danger to other drivers and passengers is very real. In some cases, drivers of these large trucks--or "big rigs"--and buses have caused fatal accidents when they had seizures, heart attacks or blacked out while operating their vehicles. Read More
June 26, 2008
Los Angeles Mayor signs off on plan to decrease diesel emissions around the Port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has signed into law a plan that will set new low-emissions standards for trucks carrying cargo in and out of the Port of Los Angeles. This plan is part of a $1.6 billion clean-air initiative. Read More