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The Texas Lawbook: Q&A with Jeffrey B. Simon

Jeffrey B. Simon was 37 years old when he met Barbara Behringer, a woman in her 70s who reminded him of his late grandmother. Behringer was dying of mesothelioma, a cancer in the lining of the lung. The retirement plans she had with her husband, LeRoy, were derailed. Instead, in her remaining months alive, the… Continue reading The Texas Lawbook: Q&A with Jeffrey B. Simon

Sidebar with Jesse Webber & Jeffrey B. Simon

Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses the disturbing case with Texas attorney Jeffrey B. Simon.  For years, Hayim Nissim Cohen presented himself as an Orthodox Jewish rabbi to his thousands of TikTok followers. He told Jewish news outlets that he wanted to “save” Jewish children from non-Jewish homes, so he adopted nine boys. But Texas prosecutors say… Continue reading Sidebar with Jesse Webber & Jeffrey B. Simon

Plaintiff Lawyers Improve Public Safety and Protect Individual Rights

Jeffrey B. Simon has been a plaintiff ’s lawyer for 32 years. Over the course of those years, he has learned three things that the public knows well, but we need voters and lawmakers to better understand…

Jeffrey B. Simon: Battling Big Oil & the Rising Threat of Extreme Heat Events

In this insightful interview, Miami Living Magazine speaks with Jeffrey B. Simon, a prominent attorney leading the charge against Big Oil in landmark climate change lawsuits. Simon discusses the severe consequences of fossil fuel pollution, focusing on heat dome events like the catastrophic one in Oregon, and the scientific evidence linking such extreme weather events… Continue reading Jeffrey B. Simon: Battling Big Oil & the Rising Threat of Extreme Heat Events

Climate Wire: Trump visits epicenter of climate lawsuits he’s threatened to quash

The Los Angeles wildfires — and the president’s environmental rollbacks — could spur more lawsuits to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for climate change. “If you are an environmentally conscious community who believes that your rights are being violated by the fossil fuel industry, you’re not going to get any help from the federal… Continue reading Climate Wire: Trump visits epicenter of climate lawsuits he’s threatened to quash

Sidebar with Jesse Weber & Jeffrey B. Simon

Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber discusses the disturbing case with Texas attorney Jeffrey B. Simon, on Audrii Cunningham, 11, who was found dead on February of 2024 in Livingston, Texas. Police arrested Don Steven McDougal, a man who had been living on her family’s property, for her murder.   Watch and listen now.

On Air: Fox 5 DC – Live Zone with Jeffrey B. Simon

Los Angeles—more than 24 people have died as a result of those fires, with damages totaling more than $150 billion. There’s also the potential that the fires are partially fueled by human-driven climate change. Joining us to discuss this is climate attorney Jeffrey B. Simon, right here on The Live Zone. Fox5- Guy Lambert Let’s… Continue reading On Air: Fox 5 DC – Live Zone with Jeffrey B. Simon

Oil Industry Opposes Biden Administration’s Climate Nuisance Suit Claims

The oil industry is opposing arguments from the Biden administration’s solicitor general (SG) urging the Supreme Court to reject the sector’s call to overrule a Hawaii court ruling that allows Honolulu’s climate nuisance and fraud case to proceed, arguing that the SG “attempts to throw a wrench in the works, raising a series of purported… Continue reading Oil Industry Opposes Biden Administration’s Climate Nuisance Suit Claims

Trump Policy Promises Set Stage for Influx of Climate Litigation

The energy industry is set to have a banner few years under President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-regulatory programs, which open the door for another potential wave of climate and greenwashing litigation.  Jeffrey discusses his thoughts on the issue.

The World is Warming and Watching: Climate Accountability Cases

Our planet is hotter now than it has been in human history. Over the last 40 years, we have seen the largest increase in the surface temperature of Earth than in any other 40-year period.