Lawyers for a contractor hurt by a pipeline explosion this month in Louisiana have filed suit against Delfin LNG and other energy companies.
In their filing, the attorneys said Laman Gutierrez suffered injuries because of the “careless and reckless disregard” of Delfin’s duty to exercise the care needed to avoid harm.
Gutierrez was sitting in his vehicle Feb. 3 monitoring gauges when “suddenly, and without warning,” Delfin’s pipeline ruptured, triggering “at least two massive explosions” that “violently jarred” his car and engulfed it in flames, according to the lawsuit filed in district court in Harris County, Texas.
“Defendants failed to ensure that the pipeline was free of flammable vapors and materials and was otherwise safe for Laman to conduct his work,” lawyers said in the 16-page filing. “These acts and omissions” led to the incident and Gutierrez’s “catastrophic injuries.”
