After an industrial explosion or catastrophic workplace accident, peace of mind can feel out of reach. We take on the stress, the calls, and the fight — so you can focus on healing.
After an industrial explosion or plant accident, employers and insurance companies are already working behind the scenes to protect their profits by suppressing claims and avoiding payouts.
Explosion and plant accident cases are complex, and one wrong move could cost you everything.
We’ve handled complex industrial explosion and plant accident cases. When the stakes are high, we stand strong—and we don’t quit until the job’s done. From the first call to the final result, you’ll always know where your case stands.
We’ve helped countless individuals and families after catastrophic industrial accidents — confused, in pain, and overwhelmed. We’ve guided them forward and recovered millions on their behalf.
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We Review Your Case
Call us now for a Free Case Review. We’ll listen to your story, answer your questions, and explain your legal options at no cost to you.
We Take Over So You Can Heal
Once we agree to move forward, we handle everything — from medical treatment and insurance calls to deferring medical bills until your case is resolved.
We Advise You to Settle or Go to Trial
We prepare every case as if it’s going to trial. We’ll fight for a fair settlement, and if the other side won’t play fair, we’ll walk you through your options and keep you informed every step of the way.
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In claims involving explosions at the workplace in Louisiana, the victims can file workers’ compensation claims with their employers’ workers’ compensation insurance carriers. Workers’ compensation claims do not require the victims to prove negligence.
However, if the accident happened while the victim was working at sea, different rules apply. Under the Jones Act, workers who are injured while working on ships must prove negligence to recover compensation. People who are injured in explosions that were caused by someone else when they were not working will also be required to prove the negligence of the defendants to recover damages.
Proving negligence involves presenting evidence to prove that the defendant’s conduct fell below the standard of care that would have been exercised by a reasonable person in a similar situation. A plaintiff would also need to prove that the defendant’s conduct directly or proximately caused the explosion, injuries, and damages that resulted.
An attorney at Broussard Knoll Law Firm will investigate what happened to build a strong case of liability against the defendants in an explosion accident claim.
The parties who might be entitled to file claims against the defendants in an explosion accident will depend on who was injured or killed in an explosion accident and the relationships of other parties to the victim.
In an injury claim, the injured victim may file a lawsuit against the parties that contributed to the explosion accident. If the victim is a child, the child’s parents may file a lawsuit for him or her.
Explosion claims that involved workplace accidents can be filed by the injured worker or the families of workers who were killed. In wrongful death explosion accident lawsuits, people with the following relationships to the deceased person can file claims:
Filing a lawsuit might allow victims or their families to recover damages for their losses.
Every accident is different, and the value of a claim will depend on what happened. This means that an attorney can’t provide a quote of how much a claim is worth over the phone. An attorney will need to value a claim to determine its worth.
The damages that might be available in an explosion accident claim will also depend on whether the claim is filed through workers’ compensation, under the Jones Act, or in a negligence lawsuit.
In workers’ compensation claims, the victims or their families are entitled to recover the following types of compensation:
In injury or wrongful death civil lawsuits, the following types of damages might be recoverable:
Your explosion injury lawyer can explain the types of damages that might be available in your claim and their potential values.
Explosion accidents are complex and require substantial investigation. An experienced accident lawyer might understand how these claims should be investigated and how to uncover important evidence to prove the liability of the defendants.
Insurance companies often try to minimize how much they might be forced to pay or avoid paying claims altogether. An attorney can anticipate the tactics that an insurance company might use and build a strong case for his or her client.
The attorneys at Broussard Knoll Law Firm understand how devastating explosion accidents can be for the victims and their families. We are dedicated to helping our clients recover the maximum compensation. Contact us now for a free case review.
