Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Blog | Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis LLP

According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Halliburton Energy Services, the company's negligent training policies were responsible for the death of a young West Virginia employee. Although the company, which posted 20-30 % growth in earnings overseas last quarter, advertises that it is "one of the world's largest and most safety-conscious providers of oil field services," the lawsuit alleges that the company ordered truck drivers with little experience and no training to train new drivers.

In the incident in question, a driver who had not received training as a trainer took a new driver on an unevaluated route to learn dangerous mountain driving skills including emergency response to brake failure and the use of runaway truck ramps. They were driving a Kenworth tanker loaded with chemicals. The new driver lost control, and the truck overturned, killing the trainer. The trainer and his coworkers had complained that the lack of training given to new drivers and the use of inexperienced drivers to mentor and train new drivers could lead to an increased rate of truck accidents.

The lawsuit was filed by the trainer's father on behalf of the estate and the trainer's young daughter. It alleges that Halliburton's unsafe work practices and violations of known safety standards led to the truck accident and wrongful death.

This complaint finds its place alongside a number of complaints that Halliburton subsidiary KBR followed unsafe work practices in Iraq leading to the wrongful deaths of dozens of employees, including some in a convoy that was used as a decoy.

If you have lost someone you love in a truck accident, contact an experienced Philadelphia truck accident attorney at Pomerantz, Perlberger, and Lewis, LLP today for a free initial consultation.