Entergy Sued Over Allegations of Negligence Leading to Electrician’s Death
A father and mother from Idaho are suing three energy production companies over claims of negligence resulting in their son’s death.
Texas Gas violated safety rules in fatal gas leak, report says
The Texas Gas Service violated safety rules in handling a gas leak reported in November at a North Austin house where a gas explosion killed a man in January, according to a report released by the Texas Railroad Commission.
Accident’s cost hits Texas City refineries’ bottom line
Victims’ lawyers say funds set aside by the firm makes sense
Four months after an explosion rocked Texas City refinery, the financial impact of the incident has finally reverberated to the energy giant’s bottom line.
Paid in Texas City Plant Explosion Settlements
Victims’ lawyers say funds set aside by the firm makes sense
Four months after an explosion rocked Texas City refinery, the financial impact of the incident has finally reverberated to the energy giant’s bottom line.
Texas City Refinery To Pay Millions To Families In Blast
Settlements of claims come as allegations of mismanagement dog the oil giant
Oil giant has agreed to pay several families of those killed in the deadly Texas City refinery explosions to settle wrongful death claims, sources familiar with the cases said.
Lawsuit is settled in sugar mill blast
A worker who was seriously burned in a sugar plant explosion five years ago and the company responsible for installing an anti-explosion system at the facility have reached a settlement.
Supreme Court Backs Release of OSHA Files
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Texas lawsuit has opened the door lawyers of workers injured in industrial accidents to gain access to once-confidential federal investigation documents.
Families of blast victims sue plant for negligence
Suit: Dangerous conditions caused deaths
Families of three victims of a northwest Houston plant explosion sued the company for negligence, contending that dangerous conditions caused their deaths and those of five other employees.
Plant blast preventable, probers say Wyman-Gordon fined $1.8 million
A December nitrogen tank blast that killed eight men at a northwest Harris County metal-forging plant “could and should have been prevented,” a federal investigation has found.
“Demonstable Effect” on Parents: Settlement in Teen-ager’s Death
Parents of a teen won a multi-million dollar settlement in the wrongful death of their teenage son, forging new ground for cases in which the deceased has no surviving spouse or children.