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Orange County Oil Spill Culminates in Multifaceted Lawsuit

Thu Mar 24th, On Environmental Law, by

On the morning of October 2, 2021, Orange County residents awoke to a coastal oil spill of approximately 25,000 gallons, measuring an expansive 5.8 miles in length. This tragedy, referred to as Orange County Oil Spill, was caused as a result of two container ships making contact with an underwater pipeline, and the subsequent negligence on the part of the pipeline’s management team responsible for reporting the incident. Months later, […]

A Warm Welcome to Recent UCLA Law Grad: Lauren Partch

Mon Feb 28th, On Firm News, by

Bick Law LLP is delighted to announce the hiring of recent UCLA law graduate, Lauren Partch, who will be joining the firm as a Law Clerk until her California bar admission. As a native of Phoenix, Arizona, Partch’s love of the outdoors, as well as her draw to climate advocacy, have impassioned her desire to pursue a career in environmental law. Having lived in numerous cities, both domestically and internationally, […]

Bick Law Welcomes Newest Hire

Thu Feb 24th, On Firm News, by

  Greetings to all our readers and environmental law audience members. My name is Micah Porter, and I am excited to introduce myself as the newest addition to Bick Law LLP, where I will be performing the duties of a legal assistant, primarily through operating the firm’s blog. I am enthusiastic and honored to be adopting this position, through which I will be providing frequent updates on the endeavors and […]

Busy Final Weeks For Trump’s EPA and Department of Interior

The current leadership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) used the remaining time in Trump administration to alter the criteria for evaluating scientific studies used to enact public health policy, change the methodology for conducting oil and gas tank inspections, and finalize more rollbacks of environmental protections. The changes made during these last weeks are mostly formal finalizations of rule changes presented earlier during the administration’s tenure. Many of […]

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