Oilfield Accidents
Families across the Permian Basin (West Texas and Southeast New Mexico) are proud to have the oilfield supply good paying/quality jobs. However, the oilfield industry can often be a dangerous place to work that when oilfield rig collapses and other accidents injure or kills workers every year.
Stout & Stout Lawyers has over 40 years experience handling oilfield accident and injury cases, and they have successfully settled and litigated numerous multi-million dollar cases. In fact, Stout & Stout Lawyers was founded by Lowell Stout who put himself through law school by working as a roughneck on rigs in the summers. If you or a loved one is hurt or killed in an oilfield accident, call Stout & Stout Lawyers today.
TYPES of OILFIELD CASES
- Oilfield accidents
- Gas leak injuries
- Chemical burn injuries
- Drilling rig accidents
- Explosion accidents
- Tank battery fires
- Oilfield negligence
- H2S leak accidents
- Workers Compensation claims
- Refinery accidents
- OSHA violations
- On-the-job accidents
Resources & Insights
LEGALIZED MARIJUANA WILL LEAD TO INCREASED CRASHES
Following the legalization of recreational marijuana sales and possession in New Mexico on April 1, 2022, local authorities are preparing for increased motor vehicle collision and crashes, reckless driving, and marijuana based driving while intoxicated (DWIs). As noted in the recent story by KOAT News (See story here – https://www.koat.com/article/albuquerque-police-prepare-for-more-marijuana-dwi/39567162), local law enforcement officers note…
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NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg says the dangers of underage driving put it on the agency’s “most-wanted list.”
Author – Associated Press ANDREWS COUNTY, Texas — From the logging roads of the Pacific Northwest to the farm country of the Great Plains and beyond, it’s not uncommon for people in rural parts of the U.S. to learn to drive when they’re young, sometimes even before they reach their teens. But the news that…
Texas Department of Transportation reports highest road fatalities in 40 years
Claire Kowalick – Wichita Falls Times Record News (Source – Lubbock Avalanche Journal) Despite a rigorous campaign by the Texas Department of Transportation to “End the Streak,” the state experienced the highest number of traffic fatalities in 40 years last year. In 2021, there were 4,480 people killed on Texas roads – the highest since…
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