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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 89 people were killed in the oil and gas industry in 2016. Consider this frightening statistic released by The Seattle Times: workers in pursuit of oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico have been dying in accidents at the rate of one every 45 days since the mid-1990s.

Some examples of common causes of oil rig and pipeline explosions are:

Malfunctioning or Defective Equipment
Hazardous Spills
Improper / Inadequate Training
Blowouts
Failure to Adhere to Safety Regulations
Negligence

Fight for compensation today with the help of Lundy LLP.

When an oil or gas explosion occurs, workers can sustain serious injuries, such as:

Severe Burns
Brain Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Crush Injuries
Dismemberment

If you are an oil rig or pipeline worker and are injured, you should not hesitate to seek the financial compensation you deserve. When others’ carelessness adversely affects your and your family’s lives, you should have a voice. Our firm fights for the rights of our injured clients. When you have been hurt because of another’s negligence, you need aggressive legal advocates on your side. Call the oil and gas injury attorneys in Lake Charles, LA, Lundy LLP.
At Lundy LLP, we are proud to announce that we have recovered more than $1 Billion on behalf of our clients. We care about the outcome of each and every case we take on and how each case impacts our clients’ lives.

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CASE RESULTS

Over $1 Billion Won For Our Clients

Lundy LLP is one of the leading firms handling catastrophic and serious personal injury cases. Our attorneys have a vast array of experience and success in many fields, including cases and trials involving dangerous drugs, automobile, trucking and boating accidents, pipeline explosions, product liability, dangerous highways, railroads, aviation and wrongful death.

Commercial Litigation

$10,000,000

Lundy LLP successfully litigated on behalf of our client securing a $10 Million award in connection with an oil well blowout caused by pressure from the defendant’s salt dome cavern leaking into the adjoining oil and gas fault block.

Catastrophic Brain Injury

$7,975,000

Our client received a brain injury as a result of an explosion at a pipeline construction site.

Business Torts & Fraud

$7,522,961

Lundy LLP filed a suit on behalf of our client for damages and lost profits resulting from the State of Louisiana’s failure to apply rules and regulations equally to all manufacturers of septic systems.