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Baltimore City takes on Big Plastic Polluters in landmark lawsuit
Baltimore is awash in plastic waste, and the City is seeking accountability from some of the biggest plastic polluters—including PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and Frito Lay—for contributing to what they have acknowledged as a crisis, according to a groundbreaking lawsuit filed by Mayor Brandon Scott and the City Council of Baltimore. Roy Mason and Zachary Howerton … Read More
Roy L. Mason and Zachary Howerton recognized by Super Lawyers 2024
Formidable personal injury, medical malpractice and environmental attorneys Smouse & Mason, LLC, is pleased to recognize Roy L. Mason, 17-time Super Lawyers selectee and AV Preeminent® peer-review rated attorney through Martindale-Hubbell® and Rising Stars® honoree Zachary E. Howerton. Their work personifies the aggressive advocacy that Smouse & Mason, LLC provides to all our clients. … Read More
Win for Baltimore in first-of-its-kind cigarette filter waste lawsuit
A Maryland federal judge granted a request by the City of Baltimore to return a tobacco waste lawsuit against cigarette companies to the state court where it began a year ago. This is the first case filed against Big Tobacco for the cleanup costs associated with non-biodegradable cigarette filters. Roy L. Mason, who is representing … Read More
Smouse & Mason files Amicus Brief in major Supreme Court Clean Water Act case with arguments largely followed in the Court’s Opinion
On April 13, 2022, Smouse & Mason, LLC submitted an Amicus, or “Friend of the Court,” Brief in support of Plaintiffs Michael and Chantelle Sackett in the United States Supreme Court Case Sackett v. EPA, 598 U.S. — (2023) (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-454_4g15.pdf ) with arguments largely followed in the Court’s May 25, 2023 opinion. The brief was filed on behalf … Read More