If you or someone you love was injured in a plant or refinery explosion, you could recover the costs of your medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. It can be challenging and time-consuming to build a personal injury insurance claim or lawsuit. With our Baton Rouge plant and refinery explosion lawyer representing you, you can fight for the compensation you and your family need and deserve.
At Laborde Earles, we never stop fighting to hold at-fault parties accountable for their actions. In a recent case, we recovered $42 million for a plant explosion burn victim whose employer offered only workers’ compensation benefits. Our personal injury lawyers advocate for accident victims and their families, and we want to help you.
Common Causes of Plant and Refinery Explosions
Local plants provide employment and produce products the community needs. When fires and explosions cause damage, injury, or loss of life, our law firm is committed to recovering damages for the injured parties and their families.
Common causes of plant and refinery explosions include:
- Small, out-of-control fires, including lit cigarettes
- Improperly stored chemicals and ingredients
- Flawed, faulty, or non-working equipment
- Electric hazards and corrosive materials
- Inadequately trained personnel
- Failing to properly train all employees
- Improperly labeled chemicals and materials
- Violations of OSHA’s safety regulations
Our personal injury lawyer will review your case for free. Our investigative team will collect records, reports, and expert opinions that document the cause of the explosion and establish your right to financial recovery.
Injuries Commonly Reported in Plant and Refinery Explosions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), victims of explosions can suffer injuries, including:
- Vision and hearing loss
- Facial and disfiguring injuries
- Respiratory impairment
- Kidney and organ damage
- Limb damage or loss
- Brain damage
Financial liability for your medical bills and related expenses and losses could fall to the plant. It could also fall to third-party companies and vendors. Our investigative team will identify the liable party and pursue their insurer for compensation.
Laborde Earles injury was great for me they took care of me very fast and professional. If for any reason I need legal help they will be who I use.
ClientExplosions at Local Plants and Refineries
Plant and refinery fires and explosions can change lives and communities, leaving injuries and fatalities in their wake. Examples include:
- Christmas Eve 1999 was marked for the residents of Baton Rouge and the surrounding area by the Exxon explosions. According to WAFB, the resulting fires lasted 15 hours and were felt as far as 40 miles away.
- An ExxonMobil refinery fire in 2020 did not result in loss of life. According to Fox New Houston, the fire burned for more than seven hours.
Fires and explosions like these could be prevented with appropriate safety measures. In addition to Exxon Mobil, other refineries near Baton Rouge include:
- W.R. Grace & Co.: Maker of high-performance coating, gasoline sulfur reduction, plastics, polymers, and industrial coatings.
- Dow Chemical: An industry-leading producer of additives, adhesives, sealants, lubricants, plastic additives, polyethylene, polyurethanes, and resins.
- Deltech Monomers OpCo, LLC: A specialty chemical plant that produces polymers, resins, or other specialty chemical solutions.
- Placid Refining Company: Leading producer of gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel for more than 45 years.
If you were injured in an explosion of any size, our plant and refinery explosion lawyer serving clients in Baton Rouge, our legal team will demand financial compensation on your behalf.
Compensation for Victims of Plant and Refinery Explosions
The financial recovery we can seek includes all the medical care your injuries require until you reach maximum medical improvement. We also pursue awards for:
- Assistive medical devices
- Lost income
- Future lost earnings
- Physical impairment
- Physical disfigurement
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Emotional trauma
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Wrongful death damages, if applicable
Our team will carefully assess your damages to avoid having them undervalued or underpaid and steer your case toward a settlement versus a trial.
I thank God for Digger & David. I don’t know what we would have done if it hadn’t have been for them.
Rick Smith | ClientWhat You Need to Know About Our Approach to Personal Injury Recovery
Industrial plants and refineries are often represented by huge insurance companies. Our law firm will not hesitate to take on these insurers and fight for the financial recovery you need and deserve. To bolster and support your case, we can:
- Investigate the cause of the explosion
- Calculate your potential recoverable damages
- Prove the negligence that led to the explosion
- Compile physical evidence and documents
- Prove there might be more than one liable party
- Handle all verbal, written, and virtual communication
- Complete and submit all required paperwork
- Provide ongoing updates on the progress of your case
- Negotiate a favorable monetary settlement
- Represent you in court if necessary
- Consult industry, subject matter, and medical experts
Our plant and refinery explosion attorney will also represent injured workers, facility tourists, vendors, or anyone hurt in the explosion. We also represent Baton Rouge families who lost a loved one in the explosion.
Our History of Five-Star Reviews and Recommendations
When you browse our testimonials page, you can see how our clients feel in their own words and see what they say about our commitment to obtaining financial compensation:
- Dennis Buford: “When Ms. Lisa started my phone calls, I began getting help. This young woman had all my appointment set and taken care of. She would even call to check one out of the blue…I can honestly say…[they]…treated me like family. Thank you all for what you all have done.”
- Monica Huval Daigle: “I was treated extremely well. They explained everything to me to where I could understand. Everyone was super nice. Thank y’all.”
Our law firm makes your case a priority and treats you like a person, not a case file. We work hard to provide you with the personalized legal service and support you need and deserve.
The reassurance from Digger and his staff gave me that renewed hope that it’s going to be okay down the road.
ClientCall 24/7 for Your Free Case Personal Injury Review
Our Baton Rouge plant and refinery explosion lawyer will build a solid case and demand financial compensation if you or a loved one was injured in a recent accident. While you focus on getting better, we focus on building the strongest possible case for you.
At Laborde Earles, we never stop fighting for you. Learn more by contacting our consultation team for your no-cost, no-obligation case review today.
