Undefeated Texas Refinery Explosion Lawyers
Were you or someone you loved injured in a refinery accident or explosion?
Whether you were hurt yourself or lost a family member, taking legal action against the companies responsible might be the last thing on your mind. However, as you struggle with the extent of your injuries and losses and their implications for your life, you need to realize that the at-fault parties and their insurers aren’t wasting any time. In all likelihood, they already have investigators combing over the site, interviewing witnesses, and collecting evidence they’ll use to avoid paying you and your family all that you’re owed.
Bottom line? If you’re going to recover the maximum compensation for ALL of your injuries and losses, it’s in your best interests to consult an experienced refinery explosion lawyer sooner rather than later.
Having won billions for thousands of clients in connection with some of the worst industrial accidents in Texas history, our Undefeated Refinery Explosions Lawyers understand all too well what you’re going through, and we know how important it is that you recover the financial compensation needed to rebuild your life. As soon as you hire our lawyers after a refinery accident or explosion, we’ll begin working immediately to counter the company’s narrative and force its insurer to pay you and your family every penny you deserve.
What to Expect from Refinery Owner and It’s Insurer
In our experience, the companies operating refineries and petrochemical plants—and their insurers—almost always have contingency plans in place for an explosion or major accident. As soon as an incident is reported, those crisis protocols go into effect, and the insurance company begins working to avoid accountability and limit your financial recovery to whatever Workers’ Compensation benefits you might be entitled to. In many cases, they accomplish that by:
- Insisting that you provide a recorded statement, which they’ll later use against you
- Claiming you failed to “stop work,” follow safety protocols, or complete a required JSA or Hazard Analysis.
- Discrediting you by obtaining conflicting statements from co-workers or “experts” paid by the company
- Forcing you to see doctors hired and paid by the company, its insurer, or the workers’ compensation provider, who may have a financial incentive to downplay the severity of your injuries
- “Losing” vital evidence proving the company was at fault (or that you were not at fault) for your injuries.
- Using anything you and your family post on social media to claim that you’re exaggerating or lying about your injuries.
No matter how reassuring they might be, or how much they promise to “make things right,” the company and its claims adjuster are not looking out for you and your family. At worst, they want to lead you into making a mistake that prevents you from recovering any compensation at all. At best, they’re looking to pressure you into accepting a low-ball settlement that doesn’t come close to covering all of your losses.
After a Refinery Accident or Explosion, Don’t Count on Workers’ Comp
Many workers injured in a refinery accident or explosion assume that workers’ comp benefits will be enough to cover their medical bills and lost wages. But the truth is, those benefits often don’t come close to replacing a refinery worker’s average weekly wages, let alone the lost earning capacity and long-term medical expenses incurred by those who suffer catastrophic, debilitating injuries that prevent them from ever returning to work.
In Texas, for example, benefits cover only a portion of lost wages — typically around 70 percent of average weekly earnings. What’s more, medical treatment is limited to what the workers’ comp insurance company deems “reasonable and necessary” and must be obtained through an approved network of providers. Treatment also ends when you reach”Maximum Medical Improvement” (MMI), the point at which no further significant recovery or improvement is expected. In other words, your medical benefits can be terminated in the absence of a full recovery, even if you’re left with significant impairments.
If you were hurt working at a Texas refinery, benefits may not even be available, as it is the only state in the nation that doesn’t require private employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance.
Why Hire Our Undefeated Refinery Explosion Lawyers?
Our undefeated refinery explosion lawyers have successfully represented more than 1,000 workers in connection with some of the worst industrial accidents in recent history. When you hire our lawyers after a refinery accident or explosion, you’re partnering with an experienced, knowledgeable legal team that can match the resources the company and its insurer will almost certainly deploy against you.
Preserve Evidence Before It Disappears
As soon as we take a case, we send spoliation letters to the refinery owner, its insurers, contractors, and any other relevant parties, requiring them to preserve surveillance footage, control system data, maintenance records, inspection logs, internal safety reports, and all communications related to the explosion. We also move quickly to place legal holds on any relevant equipment, and, where needed, download data from plant control systems before it can be overwritten.
Conduct an Independent Investigation
You can’t depend on the company or its insurer to investigate an accident or explosion. They’re looking to avoid responsibility, so there’s a good chance the findings will be biased in their favor. We’ll immediately send our own team of top investigators, engineers, and reconstruction experts to document and analyze the explosion scene. We’ll also work with leading experts in process safety management, metallurgy, fire origin and cause, and regulatory compliance to determine what caused the explosion, how it could have been prevented, and where responsibility truly lies.
Determine if Your Employer Can Be Sued
If you were injured at a Texas refinery, and your employer opted out of the workers’ compensation system, they lose the shield against negligence lawsuits that coverage otherwise affords. That means you can sue your employer to recover any and all damages incurred as a result of your injuries, including your current lost wages and medical bills, as well as lost earning capacity, future medical costs, pain and suffering, and other damages workers’ comp doesn’t cover. And because your employer chose not to obtain coverage, they can’t defend themselves by arguing that you were partly at fault, assumed the risk, or that a co-worker was to blame.
Even if your employer does carry workers’ comp, you can still sue them if you can prove that an intentional act or gross negligence caused your injuries. If your employer intended to cause harm or if they displayed extreme, reckless negligence, our investigation will uncover it.
Identify Every At-Fault Party
One of the most important things our refinery explosion lawyers do once we take a case is to identify every party whose negligence contributed to your injuries. Depending on the circumstances of the accident or explosion, liability could extend beyond the facility owner to include:
- Contractors or subcontractors on site, including welders, electricians, scaffolders, or turnaround crews whose work created or contributed to a hazardous condition
- Equipment and component manufacturers, if a defective valve, pipe, pump, sensor, or electrical system failed and contributed to the accident
- Engineering firms and safety consultants, if their design recommendations or safety assessments were inadequate or contributed to the failure
In Texas, you’re able to pursue claims against multiple parties after a refinery accident or explosion. However, identifying these parties and determining how they contributed to your injuries will require a thorough, independent investigation led by experts who know what to look for.
Determine What Your Case is Worth
We’ll work with medical experts, vocational specialists, and economic analysts to build a damage model that truly reflects the extent of your injuries and their implications for your life. Depending on your specific circumstances, you may be owed compensation for:
- Medical expenses: Every dollar you spend on medical bills, including all future medical costs.
- Lost wages: Every paycheck, including overtime and bonuses, you missed while you were out of work recovering.
- Loss of earning capacity: If your injuries prevent you from earning a living in the way you did before the accident, you’re entitled to compensation for the difference between what you once earned and what you’re capable of earning now, calculated over the course of your working life.
- Out-of-pocket expenses: Transportation to medical appointments, co-pays for doctor visits, therapies, and medications, home modifications, in-home care, and any other costs directly related to your injuries.
- Mental anguish: Psychological injuries, like depression, PTSD, anxiety, nightmares, and the inability to return to a normal life, are all forms of mental anguish that you can be compensated for.
- Disfigurement and scarring: Severe burns and other refinery injuries can leave permanent scars that not only affect your appearance but also rob you of your self-confidence and the quality of life you once enjoyed.
- Loss of enjoyment of life: If your injuries permanently prevent you from participating in the activities and everyday pleasures you once enjoyed — whether that’s working, recreation, or simply getting through a day without pain — you can recover damages for those losses.
- Loss of consortium: Your spouse can recover compensation for the loss of companionship, affection, and support your injury has taken from your marriage and family life.
- Punitive damages: In cases where a company knowingly ignored safety hazards, falsified records, or deliberately violated federal safety regulations, Texas law allows a jury to award additional damages designed to punish the company for its conduct.
- Wrongful death and survival damages: When a refinery accident claims a worker’s life, surviving spouses, children, and parents can pursue a wrongful death lawsuit to recover compensation for lost financial support, loss of companionship, and mental anguish. The estate of the deceased may also file a survival claim to recover medical expenses and pain and suffering the worker endured before death.
Deal With the Insurance Company
When you’re recovering from serious injuries, you shouldn’t have to fend off calls from insurance adjusters pressuring you to take a low-ball settlement or return to work before you’re fully healed. When you hire our attorneys after a refinery accident or explosion, the insurance company has to communicate with us. You’ll be left alone to focus on what actually matters: your health and your family.
Never Accept Less than Maximum Compensation
Our undefeated refinery accident lawyers have one goal: securing the maximum compensation possible for ALL of your injuries and losses. We won’t accept a penny less, and we won’t even consider a settlement offer unless it covers all that you’re owed.
Prepare Your Case for Trial From Day One
Because we won’t settle for anything other than maximum compensation, our team will begin preparing your case from the day you hire us. While we will do everything possible to negotiate an out-of-court settlement, we’re always ready for court and won’t hesitate to take your case to trial if the company and its insurance carrier refuse to negotiate in good faith.
An Unmatched Commitment to Our Clients
There’s a reason so many of our clients consider us family. Few personal injury firms can match the level of commitment we bring to every case. We understand that the bills keep coming even when your injuries prevent you from working, so we’re always willing to help with reasonable living expenses while your case is pending. We’ll also ensure you have access to the best medical providers and treatments available for your specific injuries. And once your case is resolved, we can even connect you with a team of top financial advisors who can help establish a sound financial plan, so you’ll always have the resources you need to care for yourself and your family for the rest of your lives.
It Costs Nothing to Hire Us
Our firm represents injured workers only on a contingency-fee basis. That means you pay nothing—no upfront costs, no attorneys’ fees—unless we win a settlement or verdict on your behalf. Our firm has the resources to cover all expenses—expert witnesses, accident reconstruction, court filing fees, and investigative costs—while your case moves through the legal process. If we don’t win, you pay nothing at all.
Because we’ve been so successful, insurance companies and their attorneys are well aware of our undefeated record in the courtroom, and they know they’re risking a record-breaking verdict when one of our refinery accident cases goes to trial. Our reputation gives us leverage. Because our opponents know to take us seriously, they’re less likely to play games in negotiations. As a result, we’re often able to reach highly favorable settlements for our clients within 18 months.
Undefeated Refinery Explosion Lawyers: Call 1-888-603-3636 or Click Here for a Free Consultation
Our Undefeated Refinery Explosion Lawyers have won Billions and consistently recovered record-breaking verdicts and settlements for injured workers and their families against the largest plant and refinery operators in the world:
- #1 Largest Burn Injury Settlement in History
- $100 Million settlement for workers injured in a refinery explosion
- $75 Million Settlement for workers injured in refinery explosion
- $85 Million Settlement for injured refinery contractor
If you or a loved one were hurt in connection with a plant or refinery accident, call 1-888-603-3636, use the “chat” button on our homepage, or click here to send us a confidential email through our “Contact Us” form.
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