Alabama Firm Focuses on Oil Spill Compensation & Litigation

Worst-Ever Drilling Disaster

The Deepwater Horizon oil platform was located 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana, in an area known as the Mississippi Canyon. It sank into the gulf on Thursday, April 22, 2010 after an explosion earlier in the week.  It was owned and operated by Transocean Ltd., and was leased to BP Exploration & Production.  Eleven workers were killed and many more were injured and traumatized.  The oil spill that occurred in the aftermath of the explosion and collapse was the worst spill in the history of offshore drilling.

Oil Spill Attorneys Fight to Recover Damages for Clients

An oil spill lawyer specifically concentrating on the legal issues arising from the spill and the companies that are liable for the catastrophic accident can help you seek compensation for both personal injury and monetary damages claims:

  • If you worked on the Deepwater Horizon—or were injured in another offshore platform accident or explosion—you may have a claim against your employer under Louisiana state law.
  • Many more individuals and businesses have potential claims for these damages:
    • Assessment, mitigation and clean-up of spilled oil
    • Real property damage caused by the oil
    • Personal injury caused by the spill
    • Commercial losses such as loss of earnings/profit
    • Other losses as contemplated by applicable laws and regulations

Find out more about the legal issues resulting from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and how we can help you obtain oil spill compensation:

  • Deepwater Horizon Spill Attorney—Information about filing claims resulting from the disaster—Finding the right attorney after an oil rig disaster or oil spill
  • BP litigation—Deciding whether an individual or class action is right for your situation
  • Transocean Attorney—The role played by the contractor that owned the rig

Oil Spill Compensation for Injuries

With of the high concentration of oil rigs and drilling platforms in the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana, working offshore is dangerous.  Gas leaks, pipes falling, exposure to toxic chemicals, and explosions all happen, despite safety regulations and procedures.  With ever increasing pressure to produce more oil, drillers may require overtime or impose unrealistic expectations towards production, causing a platform or rig incident.  The personal injury and oil spill lawyer Henry C. Dailey, Jr. stands ready to assist you when these terrible incidents occur.

How Oil Spill Lawyers Can Help

If you or a loved one has been injured or has died or you have suffered economic loss as a result of oil industry negligence, you will need an experienced attorney to help:

  • Uncover the reasons why and cause of the explosion
  • Face off against an enormous corporation

The thought of becoming involved in oil spill litigation may be overwhelming. You need the help of focused oil spill lawyers to fashion a solution that will benefit your particular needs and bring closure to your situation.  Call us at 866-421-2413 or personal injury matters.  We have the experience, dedication, resources, and resolve to fight for your rights to compensation.

BP Oil Spill Update - Google News


  1. AFP

    BP preparing 'vigorously' for oil spill lawsuits
    Reuters
    Alastair Syme, oil analyst at Citigroup, said he expected the case to go to trial. BP, Europe's second-largest oil company by market value, lifted its estimate of the total cost of the United States' worst-ever offshore oil spill by $1.8 billion to $43 ...
    BP Preparing 'Vigorously' As Start of Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits NearsInsurance Journal
    BP Upgrades Dividend For 1st Time Since Spill, But Questions LingerFox Business
    BP profits gush skywards as US criminal trial loomsAFP
    Washington Post
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  2. Judge allocates time for start of oil spill trial
    Sacramento Bee
    AP NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Monday's order by US District Judge Carl ...

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  3. Moneycontrol.com

    Don't Look Now, BP Best Performing Big Oil Stock
    TheStreet.com
    BP(BP), though, is up 9% so far this year headed into its fourth quarter report on Tuesday, and the company isn't out of stock catalysts either. Sometimes it's good to be the sector laggard, since the Macondo oil spill overhang has given BP room to ...
    Big 3 Oil Plays: Which Is Best To Buy?Seeking Alpha
    ExxonMobil pays no federal tax, refuses to pay for Alaska oil spillGreen Left Weekly

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  4. FuelFix

    Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) Ready to Rebound After Oil Spill Losses
    Money Morning
    (NYSE: APC) reported after market close today (Monday) a fourth-quarter profit loss, due to a $4 billion pay out made last quarter related to the BP PlC (NYSE ADR: BP) oil spill in 2010. Anadarko, the largest US independent oil and gas company by ...
    Anadarko records loss due to oil spill paymentHouston Business Journal
    Anadarko Swings To 4Q Loss Amid Deepwater Horizon ChargesWall Street Journal
    Write-down pulls Anadarko into redHouston Chronicle
    Reuters -Bloomberg
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  5. Stocks to Watch: BP, Coca-Cola
    TheStreet.com
    BP goes to court at the end of the month in New Orleans for the beginning of lawsuits related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in April 2010. "As I have said before, we are prepared to settle if we can do so on fair and reasonable terms, but equally, ...

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