Cappello & Noel

There are estimated to be more than 500 platform and refinery workers who have been impacted, as well as hundreds of small businesses

The named plaintiffs are individuals and small businesses who suffered property damage and lost income because of the Thomas Fire which began December 4, 2017 and led to the deadly mudslides in Montecito.

Barry Cappello, managing partner, was included in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

A complaint was filed against the County of Santa Barbara to prevent it from allowing the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to develop over 1,400 acres of agricultural land in the Santa Ynez Valley known as Camp 4.

The gift, which builds on Cappello's 2006 donation of $1.25 million to the law school, will permit the inauguration of the Cappello Certificate in Trial Advocacy.

A United States District Court judge ruled February 28 that fishing businesses affected by the May 2015 Plains All American pipeline spill in Santa Barbara County can move forward with their class action lawsuit against the oil company.

Property owners that have easement agreements allowing Plains All American to run its oil pipelines on their property have filed a class action lawsuit against the company.

A class action lawsuit was filed against Volkswagen Group of America by California Volkswagen diesel owners who say they now face loss of vehicle value after Volkswagen admitted it circumvented emission controls.

Five law firms representing the six class action cases currently filed against Plains All American Pipeline stemming from the May 19, 2015 oil pipeline rupture near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County have agreed to consolidate their efforts.

A class action lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline was filed September 4 on behalf of oil industry workers who were laid off as a result of the company’s May 19, 2015 oil pipeline rupture near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County.