Injured Oil Rig Workers File Third-Party Actions by Solomon Relihan
On the heels of 29 deaths from a Virginia coal mine collapse in April 2010 came the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig explosion resulted in 11 dead and 17 serious injured, as well as one of the worst U.S. environmental disasters in history. These two high-profile workplace tragedies have led to questions regarding employer and third-party liability in work-related injuries.
Typically, a person injured at work is eligible for workers