Ammons Law Secures $3,750,000 in Fatal Oilfield Lawsuit Under Theory of Gross Negligence

The decedent was doing routine maintenance on equipment. The equipment had been rented out to an oilfield work site. The company that supplied the machine never made sure it was safe for the people who would be around it. There was no training on the hazards involved.

Something went wrong.

While working on the equipment, a man was electrocuted and killed. He left behind a wife, young children, and parents who had depended on him.

The injury lawyers at TheAmmons Law Firm sued the employer for gross negligence, alleging that it understood the risks associated with its equipment and still sent an employee to fix it, with conscious indifference to the employee’s safety. That effort resulted in a settlement for the family.

Cases like this remind us that an employee is only safe when an employer takes steps to protect them. When an employer takes shortcuts on basic safety measures, workers are the ones who pay for it, sometimes with their lives.

Ammons Law was honored to help this family hold the employer accountable and to help the surviving family begin to move forward. If you have lost a loved one in a workplace accident, the Ammons Law Firm knows how to identify every company responsible and hold them accountable.

Past results do not guarantee future results. Every case is different, and the outcome of any case depends on its particular facts and circumstances.