Cappello & Noel

Class Action Settlement Reached For Property Owners Damaged By Plains All American Pipeline's 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spill

Since the Cappello Trial Advocacy Program was established, and under the guidance of Justin Bernstein, its Director, the UCLA Trial Team has won 24 national mock trial titles.

Both attorneys were recognized for their legal skills in mass tort litigation and plaintiff class action representation.

Federal District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez granted final approval of a combined $230 million class action settlement arising out of Plains All American Pipeline's 2015 Refugio Oil Spill on the Santa Barbara coast.

Both attorneys were recognized for their legal skills in mass tort litigation and plaintiff class action representation.

Brelje's practice includes all forms of civil procedure, discovery and motion practice, as well as trial and appellate appearances.

The jury found that Robert Stoll had failed to perform as an attorney for Parrish and Fitzgibbons and that if any fees were owed to Stoll, they were due from now-disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, Stoll's prior co-counsel.

Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $230 million to fishers, fish processors and shoreline property residents.

Cappello has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2007.

Barry Cappello and Leila Noël, partners in the Santa Barbara law firm Cappello & Noël LLP, were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.