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14
Mar

Oil Rig Worker Asks To Have Injury Suit Moved To Texas Court

March 14, 2012

A survivor of the Transocean oil rig explosion formally asked a U.S. District Court judge to free his case from tied up litigation by allowing him a separate trial in a Texas courtroom. Reports from the Bloomberg News say that the man is one of about a dozen cases that have not been settled in connection to the explosion.

The man’s case has been delayed by ongoing litigation aiming to establish fault on the companies that invested in the Deepwater Horizon rig, a case that the judge says takes precedence over injury claims. The judge stated he would examine those claims at some point after fault has been established.

The man, a rig supervisor and one of the last to settle in the case, was infuriated by this decision. The oil rig explosion blew him through a wall and burned the clothes off his body. He broke both his legs, shattered a knee, and his neck was lacerated by flying metal shrapnel.

He has since undergone nine operations, has had to relearn how to walk multiple times, and suffered permanent hearing loss as a result of the explosion.

The Louisiana Maritime Injury Lawyers with Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers would like to wish the injured worker the best of luck in his recovery from the injuries he sustained in the explosion. His dedication to holding those whose negligence caused the accident responsible for their actions is an inspiration to us all.

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Feb

Louisiana Worker Reaches Injury Settlement After Gulf Oil Rig Explosion

February 22, 2012

It was announced in New Orleans, Louisiana, Monday that a settlement has been reached between a worker who was injured in the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion that occurred in 2010 and the companies that operated the rig. According to reports from Business Week, the worker reached an amicable settlement for an undisclosed amount with BP Plc., Transocean Ltd., and other companies that were involved in the operation of the Deepwater Horizon rig.

After two previous settlements with other companies involved in the spill, the worker was originally seeking $5.5 million in damages for negligence and the rig being unseaworthy.

The companies have come under heavy judicial fire since the explosion killed 11 men, injured numerous others, and ruined the livelihoods of thousands of coastal residents. The immense pressure has forced the companies to settle many of the claims.

Injured workers and the families of the deceased have filed roughly 40 personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. Residents who claim their property, businesses, and lives were destroyed by the spill have filed hundreds of other lawsuits against BP.

Possible criminal violations by the companies continue to be examined by the courts and the Justice Department.

The Louisiana Maritime Accident Attorneys with Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers specialize in the laws that govern the aspects of business and safety on the water. They may be able to help you if you’ve suffered an injury on the ocean.

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9
Nov

Participants Needed For Oil Spill Cleanup Research

November 9, 2011

A group of researchers from the National Institute of Environment Health Sciences are looking for cleanup workers from last year’s Gulf oil spill willing to participate in a study of the long-term health effects of exposure to the oil and it’s dispersants. The News Star reported yesterday, 5,000 workers form across Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi have been signed up to take part, but tracking down many of the workers as proven difficult.

The organization will be in Terrebonne Parish today in an effort to recruit the additional 45,000 participants needed to begin the study. From that group, researchers say they will select 20,000 individual cases to follow over the next five years.

The study hopes to track illnesses, lifestyles, and seafood consumption throughout that time period to see if the conditions they find are linked to exposure to toxic chemicals from the cleanup.

Many of the workers and community members who were affected by the spill have had concerns over the ramifications of exposure to the oil. Many say they have suffered from respiratory issues such as infections and trouble breathing to chronic asthma.

Those interested in participating can go to a public forum meeting being held at:

Ward 7 Citizens Club

5006 LA 56

Chauvin, Louisiana 70344

Phone: 1-855-NIH-GULF

Study Website

The Louisiana Maritime Accident Lawyers with Dudley Debosier want the people of the Louisiana coast to know and find out more about the health risks they were exposed to and urge you to contact the group if you participated in any sort of oil cleanup

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21
Sep

Ten Oil Rig Workers Stranded by Tropical Storm Nate

September 21, 2011
Working on an oil rig is dangerous enough work, but when mother nature gets thrown into the mix, things can quickly get out of hand; a lesson learned by workers and their families after ten oil rig workers went missing in the Gulf of Mexico after their rig was disabled by Tropical Storm Nate.

The Canadian Press reported that the workers called for help on Thursday in the midst of the pounding storm, saying they had abandoned their 94-foot lift boat. The Mexican Navy worked for days in conjunction with the oil company, Pemex, in a search effort that recovered nine of the men three days later; seven alive, two dead and one still missing. They were found 51 miles off the coast of Campeche. The survivors were immediately taken by helicopter to Pemex Regional Hospital in Ciudad Del Carmen.

Of the survivors, two were men from the New Iberia, Louisiana area. The two casualties were also from that area.

The Louisiana Maritime Accident Attorneys with Dudley Debosier understand the dangers these workers face everyday. If you have been injured, or have a family member who perished while working on an oil rig, an experienced team is available anytime to answer questions you may have regarding your case.

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8
Jun

Louisiana Teen Drowns After Paddleboat Capsizes

June 8, 2011

An afternoon of revelry on the water with friends turned disastrous for two teens in Eros, Louisiana, when the paddle boat they were on flipped. One of the boys was not able to swim to shore and drowned. WWLTV reports that officials have not released the boy’s name.

Capt. Alan Bankston with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the accident occurred Monday evening as two boys were riding a paddleboat on a private pond. For an unknown reason, the boat capsized and the two teens were thrown into the water. One boy was able to swim back to the shore, but when he looked back, he did not see his friend. Officials responded to the call for help at 7:45 PM, and recovered the body about an hour later.

Many people drown every year because they are poor swimmers or cannot swim at all, but feel safe on a boat without a life preserver. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study that found in 2009, of the 736 people that drowned while on a boating trip, over 90% were not wearing a flotation device of some kind. The same percentages were reported for 2008.

These accidents are often times preventable, but if a mistake is made and an accident does occur on a boat you may need a Louisiana Maritime Injury Attorney on your side. The Attorneys at Dudley Debosier Injury Lawyers work with victims of boat accidents and may be able to help you.

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May

Four Die in Gulf Boating Accident

May 18, 2011

Tragedy struck the small town of Fairhope, Alabama, when it was discovered that four men died in a boating accident in Gulf of Mexico. According to a report by Baldwincountynow.com, the accident occurred off the Louisiana coastline, about an hour after leaving from Venice, Louisiana.

Two of the men, who were brothers, were prominent businessmen in the Fairhope area. The son of one of the brothers survived the accident, and has been able to give officials a better idea of what happened on the water that morning.

Officials were quoted as saying “They left out at around 6:30 a.m. and about an hour later between 7:30-8 a.m. something happened to one of the motors to cause it to shut off…when they looked at the back of the boat, it started filling up with water, and they shut the other motor off. Within minutes the boat had capsized.”

The son was not rescued until about five hours later, when he was found on top of the capsized vessel. He told rescuers that none of the passengers on board the ship were wearing life preservers. Autopsies on the bodies found the cause of death to be drowning, not hypothermia as was suspected originally.

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What would you do if you were in a boat in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico and taking on water?

If you, or someone you know, are ever involved in a boating accident, get in touch with a Louisiana Maritime Accident Lawyer at Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers.

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