Law Office of Alan Tysinger

Fatal Oilfield Accident Was Preventable, Federal Investigators Say

They have called it the worst oil drilling accident in nearly a decade, and the experts say it was preventable: The 2018 explosion and fire outside Quinton, Okla., killed five people, making it the deadliest accident in the drilling industry since 2010, when a BP oil rig exploded and killed... Read more →

Wrongful Death Trial Against Employer Begins in Oilfield Accident Case

There is a trial underway in a fatal oilfield accident case involving multiple companies, including Patterson UTI, Red Mountain Operating, and National Oilwell Varco. National Oilwell Varco is the remaining defendant after others settled out. This case illustrates the hazards that workers face in the oilfields in Oklahoma and Texas,... Read more →

Oilfield Boom Brings Injury and Accident Increase

It has recently made headlines when politicians have announced the US as now essentially energy independent. With the fracking oil boom occurring across the country in various locations and specifically in the Permian basin in West Texas and the eagle Ford shell in South Texas, the state of Texas is... Read more →

Texas Supreme Court Considers Intentional Act Requirements in Work Related Fatal Accident

In case anybody had wondered how dangerous things have gotten in the oil fields of Texas, the Texas Supreme Court is now being asked to consider whether an exception carved out for intentional acts applies to the death of an employee in the oil field regarding a work related injury.... Read more →

Trucking Company Shuts Down Due to Insurance Cost Increase

A recent case illustrates that employers and trucking operators who cannot maintain consistent safety records are having a difficult time staying employed in Texas. This Hass to be directly due to the work of attorneys representing injured parties and keeping them accountable for their lack of safety. A recent news... Read more →

Public Interest Report Highlights Dangers of Oilfield Work

Everything comes at a cost, and US energy independence and abundant production is no exception. This is no value judgment. It is just a sober assessment that benefits have costs and this is not an area immune from this reality. A recent report highlights this convergence of energy production increases... Read more →

Burn Injuries and Texas Workers' Compensation Law

This case illustrates the potential hazards of working in the oil and gas industry in West Texas. The report is that one person was seriously injured in an explosion and fire involving storage tanks and a truck in oil field operations. In Texas, and employer is not required to carry... Read more →

"Nuclear" verdicts in trucking accident cases

Safety in the trucking industry truly has not kept pace with the volume of commercial trucking activity now on the roadways. With NAFTA and the tremendous trade between the US and Mexico, and the oil boom in west Texas Permian basin and south Texas Eagle Ford shale regions, the number... Read more →

Trucking Accident Cases: False Logs and Excessive Hours

An accident recently reported illustrates how severe the problem of excessive driving hours for commercial truckers can get. The investigation following a fatality accident revealed that the truck driver had been on the road for 38 of the 48 hours previous to the accident. Not only is that a violation... Read more →

Trucking Accident Case Settlements

A recent article gave a good summary of the elements that go into settling a commercial vehicle trucking accident case. In south Texas, between the Eagle Ford shale region trucking operations and the traffic along I-35 and I-10 coming up from Mexico and going back down between Laredo and San... Read more →