The ongoing impact of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico presents the most widespread ecological and economic disaster in United States history. The Gulf States and all entities with affected commercial operations face unprecedented challenges, including the need for comprehensive and coordinated protection of their legal interests. At present, the significant claims arising from the oil spill include fishing and other commercial interruption, loss of tourism, hotel and hospitality revenues, damages to real property, loss of tax revenues, and shipping/transportation interruption.

Stuart H. Smith and Smith Stag, LLC of Louisiana have extensive experience in complex environmental litigation, and have been litigating against BP to protect the legal interests of its clients since April 21, 2010. Smith Stag LLC will leave no stone unturned with respect to protecting clients’ interests.

Stuart H. Smith is recognized internationally as a crusader against major oil companies and other polluters for damages associated with radioactive oilfield waste, or TERM also known as NORM. Mr. Smith has been lead counsel on more than 100 oil pollution cases, which focus primarily on damages caused by the oil companies’ discharges into the environment. Mr. Smith is representing commercial fishermen, boat captains and all others similarly situated, Versus BP, P.L.C.; BP American Production Company; BP Exploration & Production Inc.; Transocean, LTD.; Anadarko E&P Company LP; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC; Cameron International Corporation; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.; and Halliburton Company.

Mr. Smith focuses his practice on finding remedies for victims of oil company pollution.