Midland Wrongful Death

MIDLAND, TX (800) 862-1260 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

The Carabin Shaw Law Firm has helped Texas who were seriously injured or have died due to someone else's negligent actions for over 30 years.

When someone is killed because of the careless actions of another, it is, in legal terms, a "wrongful death." A wrongful death can be emotionally devastating and bring unexpected financial burdens to the family. If one of your family members was killed in Midland because of someone's carelessness, call Carabin Shaw. Our firm's Midland wrongful death lawyer is standing by to help you take legal action with a wrongful death claim against the responsible parties.

After the loss of a loved one, we know you may not be thinking too much about the future; however, our Midland wrongful death attorney is here to do the thinking for you. By filing a wrongful death claim, we will seek full compensation for the survivors. We will work diligently to recover:

All Medical Expenses: The costs associated with medical treatment and care leading up to the victim's death.

Funeral Expenses and Burial Costs: Expenses related to the funeral service, burial, and other associated costs.

Income Loss: Compensation for the financial contributions the deceased would have made to the family had they survived.

Loss of Companionship: Damages for the loss of emotional support, companionship, and guidance the deceased would have provided.

Deprivation of Spousal Benefits: If a spouse is a plaintiff, they may seek damages for the loss of companionship, intimacy, and support.

Deterrence and Punishment: In extreme negligence or intentional misconduct cases, punitive damages may be awarded to punish the responsible party and deter similar actions.

Damage to Personal Property: In cases where personal property is damaged or destroyed due to the wrongful death incident, compensation may be sought.

Our experienced attorneys may even be able to recover punitive damages in instances of misconduct.

Midland may not be the largest town in Texas, but it is a hub for business and a major center of the Texas oil industry. People come and go all the time. Most are responsible and decent, though a few have little regard for human life who haphazardly commit crimes and often never return. These irresponsible individuals can turn a safe town into a dangerous one.

If one of your family members died in an accident, contact our personal injury attorney in Midland. We will execute justice, hold the at-fault party accountable, and seek the financial compensation you deserve for the trauma, pain, and financial losses you had to experience.

But to file such a case, you have legal options; you will need to know what counts as a wrongful death. Below are some of the factors that determine whether you have a wrongful death case:

• Truck Accidents - Commercial Vehicles - Oilfield Trucks
• Workplace Accidents - Oilfield Accidents - Construction Accidents - Unsafe Work Conditions
• Drugs and alcohol-related Accidents - Distracted Driving - Texting and driving

It goes without saying that wrongful death incidents can occur anywhere: work, school, the road, home, the sidewalk, and even in a hospital.

In our town, work-related injuries and deaths are especially common because oil field companies employ so many workers from Midland. The oil fields of Midland are inherently dangerous, but sometimes employers try to cut corners, failing to take all the necessary precautions to create a safe work environment. For example, many have questioned whether oilfield workers receive enough safety training.

Most oil companies require workers to take a safety class, culminating in an exam that students must pass to get credit. But here's the controversy: The class only lasts a week, which, many have argued, is not nearly enough time to learn proper field safety. The absence of a thorough safety training program has raised doubts about whether oil companies are doing everything possible to provide a safe work environment.

When companies fail to protect their employees, they are responsible for any incidents that occur on the job sites. But to prove their culpability, you will need a highly qualified lawyer. A wrongful death lawyer serving in Midland will demonstrate how an employer is guilty.

Though the oil industry has shrunk significantly in the past couple of years, Midland still proves to be fertile ground for prospecting companies. Earlier this year, geologists found Midland's largest oil supply (experts predict a whopping 20 billion barrels). Fracking will be used to extract the oil and natural gases. Environmentalists have attacked This method aggressively, but few have paid attention to the harm it can cause workers.

Oil and other materials are channeled to large tanks during the fracking process. One of the responsibilities of oil field workers is inspecting the contents of the tanks. These inspections only take a few minutes but must be done dozens of times during a worker's shift.

As they make these routine checks, workers inhale toxic fumes, which can cause fatal illnesses. If a company doesn't provide proper safety equipment - in this case, ventilation masks - it may be responsible for the worker's fatal illnesses. If one of your family members has died from an illness he or she developed while working on a fracking project, call a wrongful death lawyer serving in Midland.

An attorney with our personal injury law firm in Midland has the legal right to represent the deceased or family members. The Carabin Shaw law office can provide lawyers and legal experts fluent in English and Spanish. But you must take action soon. Statutes of limitations apply to wrongful death cases to get fair compensation. To learn more about Midland time limitations Midland wrongful death cases, give us a call day or night at 432.620.0544.

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