Blog Posts in November, 2011
Posted on Nov 29, 2011 By Offshore Injury Attorney
At an oil rig off the shore of Newfoundland, a supplier ship has struck one of the eight legs of the oil rig GSF Grand Banks. Reports have noted that both the ship and the oil rig were immediately ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2011 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Many individuals that reside in the United States are unaware of the statutes named in P.L. 66-261, or the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. However, many of the information in this act is very relevant ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
The legal team of Kurt Arnold, Paul Skrabanek and Kyle Findley recently filed suit against Ensco Inc. and Ensco Offshore following an incident in which their client, plaintiff (initials R.M.) suffered ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2011 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
The states of Alabama and Louisiana are now able to sue for punitive damages caused by the BP oil spill that occurred just last year in the Gulf of Mexico. Claims of negligence and product liability, ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
The legal team at Arnold & Itkin, LLP recently took on a case of an injured seaman who was injured while employed aboard a mini-supply vessel. The Alabama man was working when he fell upon the ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
After being allegedly shot in the leg by Nigerian pirates, an offshore oil worker was left bleeding from the wound in the galley of a ship. Other workers noted that they were afraid of calling for ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By Arnold & Itkin
Attorneys Kurt Arnold, Jason Itkin and Paul Skrabanek recently filed suit against on behalf of an injured offshore worker who was employed on an oil rig owned and operated by Diamond Offshore Drilling ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Offshore Injury Accident Attorney
Royal Dutch Shell currently has its eye on the Arctic as a new source of oil drilling. In fact, the company already holds lease sales in the area. Further movement towards production in the Arctic ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2011 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
A new platform design for supply vessels has been designed by Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands. A number of the vessels are planned to launch in early 2013, all of which will boast the updated ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2011 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Maritime law protects seamen , harbor workers and offshore workers from the potentially harmful damages that can result from a lack of safe working conditions. Failure to ensure the safety of the ...
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Posted on Nov 7, 2011 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Pyrotechnics has recently addressed what it believes to be the cause of many incidents of accidents and injuries in the oil and gas industry. According to the company, a mixture of different events ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2011 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
The Atlantis field in Green Canyon, block 743 in the Gulf of Mexico continues to be a work in progress. This is well evidenced by the fact that BP Exploration & Production Inc. has recently ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has long been a political topic of controversy regarding the matters of offshore drilling. The Arctic refuge is believed to be a source of up to 90 billion ...
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